Police in Creston report a the driver of an SUV and a 12-year old girl were injured during a collision Friday morning. Authorities say Mercedez Quinn, of Creston, was a passenger in a 2005 Chevy Equinox driven by 19-year old Mia Maxwell, of Creston. According to the report, the SUV was facing east on Townline Road, stopped in traffic at around 7:25-a.m., and waiting to turn into the Creston High School parking lot, when the vehicle was struck from behind by a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The Tundra was driven by 15-year old Luke Tebbenkamp, of Creston. The teen told police he didn’t see the SUV due to glare from the sun.

Quinn and Maxwell were transported by Union County Medics to the Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston, for treatment of undisclosed injuries. Damage from the collision amounted to $6,000.