Three people were injured, with at least one seriously hurt, during a collision between a car and a pickup late Saturday morning on the west side of Wiota. The crash happened on Highway 83, at around 11:40-a.m., near the intersection with Northwest Drive.

LifeNet prepares to land on Hwy 6.

Photos by KJAN News Director Ric Hanson,

Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Ayers told KJAN News two people were in the white Dodge Ram pickup. One of the occupants suffered what Ayers described as “Walking wounded”-type injuries, while the other was more seriously injured. They were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. The other victim, a 20-year old male was in a maroon Buick Lesabre with Adair County plates. He was flown by LifeNet helicopter to a hospital in Omaha.

The collision, which was nearly head-on, appeared to happen in the westbound lane of the highway, just across the center line of the road. The accident caused the road to be blocked through 1-p.m.  Eastbound traffic was being diverted north at the intersection of Highway 6/71 east of Atlantic.

No other details are currently available early this (Saturday) afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol was in charge of the investigation.