Four people were said to have been seriously injured during a collision between an SUV and a pickup, Sunday afternoon, near De Soto. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2012 Chevy Silverado was traveling south on Highway 169 at around 3-p.m., as a 2019 Toyota 4Runner was exiting I-80 and turning south.

The vehicles collided, causing the pickup to roll over and come to rest in the west ditch, on its top. The SUV came to rest on the southbound lane of Highway 169. Both drivers, 60-year old Scott E. Toland, of Winterset, and 70-year old Constantino A. Alverez, of Estherville, along with the passengers in his pickup: 63-year old Michael M. Bradshaw, and 41-year old Michael W. Mathine, both of Estherville, were injured in the crash.

Toland and Bradshaw were flown by helicopter to Mercy and Methodist Hospitals in Des Moines. Alvarez and Mathine were transported to those same hospitals, by Dallas County EMS. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, DeSoto PD, DeSoto Fire, Van Meter Fire, the IA DOT, Mercy 1 and LifeFlight.