(Revised 6:34-p.m.: The State Patrol has corrected info. to reflect Melissa Jones is from Walnut, not Anita)

Two people died and another was injured during a crash Tuesday morning on Highway 83, about one-quarter of a mile east of Highway 173. The Iowa State Patrol identified those who died in the crash between a pickup and a car as 49-year old Melissa Jones, of Walnut and 39-year old John Maxwell, of Anita. The driver of the pickup, 57-year old Dennis Weihs, of Marne, was transported to the Cass County Hospital by Medivac Ambulance.

The Patrol says a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Jones, was traveling east on Highway 83 at around 11-a.m., when the car went out of control while trying to negotiate a curve. The car crossed the center line of the road and was hit on the passenger side by Weihs’ 2016 Chevy Silverado  pickup.

Both vehicles came to rest upright in the northeast ditch. Jones and Maxwell, who were wearing their seat belts, died at the scene. Weihs was also wearing his seat belt. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Atlantic Fire and Rescue and Medivac ambulance assisted at the scene.