(Guthrie County, Iowa) – A teenager died, and adult and two juveniles were injured, during a head-on collision Saturday afternoon east of Panora. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2003 Chevy Cavalier driven by 17-year-old Savannah Nicole Matthias, of Guthrie Center, was traveling westbound on Highway 44, west of Willow Avenue, and a 2016 Ford F-250 pickup was traveling eastbound.

When the car failed to negotiate a curve, it crossed the center line into the eastbound lane, and struck the pickup head-on. The crash happened at around 4:50-p.m.

Savannah Matthias, who was wearing her seat belt, died at the scene. The driver of the pickup, 37-year-old Noelle Elizabeth Bubeck, of Redfield, and 10-year-old Cassey Bubeck, along with 11-year-old Whyet Bubeck, both of Redfield, were injured in the crash. All three of the occupants in the pickup were wearing seat belts.

The 10-year-old was flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Unity Point in Des Moines for treatment of suspected serious injuries. Noelle and  Whyet Bubeck suffered minor injuries and were transported to the same hospital by family members.