(Shelby, Iowa) – Two people in an SUV were injured Thursday afternoon, during a crash in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2011 Chevy Suburban driven by 57-year-old Eric Schiefelbein, of Johnston, was eastbound on Interstate 80 near Shelby, when the vehicle left the road and entered the south ditch. The accident happened at around 2:45-p.m.

The SUV struck a pile of concrete and vaulted into the air before coming to rest on its top, in a ravine. Two passengers in the vehicle, 58-year-old Ann Schiefelbein and 31-year-old Olivia Ritter, both of Johnston, were injured. Ann Schiefelbein – who was not wearing a seatbelt – was flown by LifeNet helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha. Ritter was transported by Minden Fire and Rescue to the UNMC. Authorities she was was wearing a seat belt.

Additional passengers and the driver, were uninjured. Shelby and Minden Fire assisted the Patrol at the crash scene.