One person was killed in a fiery crash early this (Thursday) morning in northwest Iowa. The crash happened around 4:20 a.m. on Highway 71 southeast of Storm Lake. Authorities say the motorist who died at the scene was 24-year old Cory Urban, of Newell.

The Iowa State Patrol said Urban tried to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone, when his 2000 Buick LeSabre crashed into an oncoming 2002 Chevy Trailblazer, at the crest of a hill. Both drivers swerved to the west, but the vehicles collided head-on. Urban’s car erupted into flames following the collision. The driver of the SUV, identified as 55-year-old David Munoz of Storm Lake, was injured and transported to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center.