The Iowa State Patrol reports a total of five people were injured and three others were killed, when two vehicles ran into an overturned semi in southeast Iowa’ Henry County, early Sunday morning. The chain-reaction crash happened on Highway 34 at around 3:26-a.m.  Authorities say a 1995 Freightliner tractor trailer driven by 68-year old Wayne Salo, of Sioux City, was traveling east on Highway 34 near mile marker 230, when the semi went out of control, entered the left shoulder, and jack-knifed, coming to rest on the driver’s side blocking both lanes of eastbound travel. Soon after the semi crashed, an eastbound 2010 Mazda M3 driven by 31-year old Guylain Landa, of Cedar Rapids, and a 2011 Chrysler Town and Country van driven by 74-year old Vicki J. Morrow, of Ottumwa, both crashed into the overturned semi.

Morrow, and her passengers, 44-year old Daniel Yutzy, along with 44-year old Kathryn Yutzy, both of Bloomfield, died in the crash. Only Morrow was wearing a seat belt. 48-year old Suzanne Mast and 48-year old Henry Mast, both of Bloomfield, were injured, along with the drivers of the semi and Mazda, were transported to the hospital. Another passenger in one of the vehicles, 27-year old Shelda Florestal, of Ottumwa, was also injured.

Salo, Florestal, Landa and Henry Mast were all transported to the Henry County Health Center. Suzanne Mast, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The accident remains under investigation.