(Tama County, IA) – An east-central Iowa man was said to be in critical condition, following an accident west of Tama, Thursday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says a dump truck pulling a pup trailer hauling gravel, turned westbound onto Highway 30 from C Avenue/Highway T47 at around 2:35-pm, and was building-up speed, when it was rear-ended by a 2017 Dodge RAM pickup truck.

The driver of the pickup, 29-year-old Richard M. Magoon, of Cedar Rapids, was injured and flown to University of Iowa Health Care by Aircare. The Tama County Sheriff’s Office reported that while emergency crews were responding to the initial crash, a secondary crash occurred nearby as a result of traffic congestion and slowed vehicles. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the secondary incident.

The Patrol was assisted in handling the the scene by Toledo EMS, Tama Ambulance Service Medic 1, Toledo Fire, Montour Fire, Montour First Responders, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, Tama County 911 Communications, and the Iowa Department of Transportation.