Both drivers and a passenger in one vehicle were injured during a collision Friday afternoon, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, just before 2-p.m., officers were called to the intersection of Highway 34 and N. 8th Street, for a two car accident with possible injuries. Upon arrival, Officers found a 2002 Chrysler Town & Country van was facing southbound.

An investigation determined the driver of the van, 84-year old Joan Konopasek, of Red Oak, failed to obey the stop sign, and went southbound from the intersection when it was not clear. A 2005 Ford Freestyle van driven by 59-year old Wilma Keesis, of Red Oak, was eastbound and struck the other van. Both vehicles then came to rest in the southeast ditch.

Konopasek was manually extricated from her van by Red Oak Fire & Rescue. She was not wearing a seat belt and suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The woman was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Keesis, and her front seat passenger, 29-year old Chad Perkins, of Shenandoah, suffered minor injuries, and were also transported to the hospital by Red Oak Rescue.

A third passenger in her van was not hurt. Both vehicles were a total loss, with the damage estimated at $11,500 altogether. No citations had been issued as of the latest report. Red Oak Police were assisted at the scene by Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies, the Iowa State Patrol, and Red Oak Fire & Rescue.