A man from Adair County and a woman from Union County were injured during a collision this (Friday) morning, in Madison County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2019 Nissan driven by 27-year old Amber Dawn Clements, of Lorimor, was traveling north on Highway 169 at around 6:45-a.m., when a 2005 Chevy Tahoe driven by 50-year old Neena Marie Honnold, of Lorimor, pulled out of her residential driveway. As the SUV was getting up to highway speed, Clements’ vehicle struck the rear bumper of the Tahoe, causing the SUV to veer into the southbound lanes of Highway 169. The Tahoe ending up on the east shoulder of the road.

A 2017 Ford Explorer, driven by 41-year old Ryan Michael Devault, of Greenfield, was traveling south on 169. Devault tried to avoid the Tahoe when it swerved into his lane by driving onto the west shoulder and ditch, but his SUV collided head-on with the Nissan. Clements and Devault, who wear wearing their seat belts, were injured and transported by Madison County Ambulance to the Madison County Hospital in Winterset. Authorities say Honnold was not injured during the collision.