One person is dead, four others were hurt in a crash that took place Tuesday afternoon, in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 1992 GMC conventional truck driven by 65-year old James Allen Robertson, of Pacific Junction, was westbound on Highway 34 at around 12:18-p.m., when a tire blew out. The truck went out of control and crossed the median before entering the east bound lanes and striking a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am, driven by 23-year old Jennifer Leann Marsh, of Clarinda.

Following the collision, both vehicles came to rest in the south ditch. The truck came to rest upright. The car rolled over and came to rest on its top. 34-year old Tristan Lynn Marsh, of Clarinda, who was a passenger in the car, and who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.

Jennifer Marsh, one-year old Brantley Marsh and 11-year old Alexis Woodyard, all from  Clarinda, who were wearing seat belts or child restraints, were transported to UNMC in Omaha by Malvern Rescue. James Robertson, who was wearing a seat belt, was transported by Glenwood EMS to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.

The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Glenwood and Malvern EMS.