A crash between two SUV’s Sunday afternoon in northern Iowa’s Humboldt County, left a teenager dead and two adults injured. All three were from neighboring Kossuth County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2008 Pontiac Torrent driven by 16-year old Olivia Bachman, of Whitemore, was traveling west on Humboldt County Road C-54 at around 4:50-p.m., Sunday, when she failed to stop at the intersection with County Road P-66, south of Thor.

Her SUV collided at the intersection with a northbound 2010 Toyota Highlander, driven by 64-year old Paul Doster, of Algona. Both vehicles entered the northwest corner of the intersection, where the Pontiac struck a utility pole and rolled onto its top. The Toyota came to rest in the ditch.

Bachman, who was wearing her seat belt, died at the scene. Doster, and his passenger, 63-year old Susan Doster, of Algona, both of whom were wearing seat belts, were transported to separate hospitals. Paul Doster was taken to the Humboldt Hospital by Humboldt Ambulance, while Susan Doster was flown by Mercy Air Ambulance to the Mayo Hospital, in Rochester, MN.

Bachman had just begun her Junior year at Algona High School. In an email sent to parents late Sunday night the school says that grief counselors will be on hand over the next few days to assist students in any way needed.

Assisting the State Patrol at the scene, was fire crews from Humboldt, Renwick and Thor, and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department.