(Storm Lake, Iowa) – The driver of a pickup died and two people were injured during a head-on crash Friday morning south of Rembrandt. According to the Iowa State Patrol, at around 9-a.m., a 2005 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 33-year-old Juan Alday Pena, of Storm Lake, was traveling north on Highway 71, when the vehicle went out of control. It crossed the center line of the road into the path of a 2010 GMC Arcadia, driven by 46-year-old Terry Stevens, of Spencer, who was unable to avoid the ensuing collision.

The Pena died at the scene. Stevens, and a passenger in Pena’s pickup, 41-year-old Ninfa Carbral Bautista, of Storm Lake, were transported to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center by Buena Vista EMS. All of the accident victims were wearing their seat belts.

The Patrol said weather was a factor in the crash.