The Mills County Sheriff’s Office said three people were transported to the hospital following a chain-reaction accident that began when a car hit a deer.  Vehicles driven by James Collins, of Red Oak, and Bobbi Dragon, of Hastings, were both eastbound on Highway 34 and passing Deacon Road, at around 7:10-p.m., Tuesday, when a vehicle in front of their vehicles struck a deer on the road.

Collins, who was driving a 2012 Toyota, tried to avoid the collision and pulled in front of a 2006 Dodge driven by Dragon, while slamming on his brakes. The Dodge hit the rear of the Toyota, disabling both vehicles. The vehicle that hit the deer continued on.

James Collins, his passenger, Diane Collins, and Bobbi Dragon, were all transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, by Glenwood Rescue.