A teenage driver has died  during collision between an SUV and a semi tractor-trailer in northwest Iowa’s Sac County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened at around 8:27-a.m. Tuesday (Today), as a 2011 Buick Enclave SUV driven by a 16-year-old female from Auburn, was traveling eastbound on Highway 175, coming out of Auburn.

A 2001 Peterbilt Truck driven by 50-year-old Matthew Lynn Dorscher, of Cumberland, was traveling west on Highway 175 and approaching Auburn, when the SUV crossed the center line of the road into the westbound lane, for reasons unknown. Dorscher tried to  avoid the collision by braking and driving onto the north shoulder, but the semi and SUV collided head-on.

The teenager, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. Her name was not immediately released. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Iowa DOT, and Sac County Sheriff’s Office.