(Manson, Iowa) – Two people are dead and four others were injured during a collision Saturday night in northwest Iowa’s Calhoun County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened at around 9:50-p.m. on Iowa Highway 7, about three-miles east of Manson. Authorities say a van driven by 46-year-old Wilfredo Quevedo Mesa, of Storm Lake, was westbound on Hwy 7 when the vehicle crossed the center line of the road and was struck in the eastbound lane by a pickup, driven by 21-year-old Conner Darr, of Manson.

Following the collision, both vehicles left the road in a northeasterly direction. The van rolled into its side upon entering the ditch. The pickup entered the ditch and struck a utility pole before coming to rest in the field. Three people in the van who were sitting on patio furniture purchased prior to the collision, and were not restrained by seat belts.

Two of the van passengers, 26-year-old Alondra Bravo and 34-year-ol Jorge Perez Hechavarria, both of Storm Lake, died at the scene. Three other passengers in the van: 8-year-old Luis Bravo, 46-year-old Marina Escalante, and the driver, Wilfredo Mesa (all of Storm Lake), were injured and transported to separate hospitals. Conner Darr was transported by Ft. Dodge Fire/Rescue to Unity Point Hospital in Fort Dodge.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by Calhoun County EMS, Life Flight, and Ft. Dodge F/R.