(Jackson County, Iowa) – A collision between two SUV’s Friday afternoon, north of Maquoketa, left one person dead and another injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser was traveling north on Hurtsville Road at around 4:30-p.m., when the vehicle crossed the center, divided line, for reasons unknown, and collided head-on with a 2024 Nissan Pathfinder.

One of the vehicles’ occupants died at the scene, the other was transported by air ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospital. The person who died was not wearing a seat belt. The names of the crash victims were not immediately released, and pending notification of family.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Maquoketa Fire Department, Jackson County Ambulance and Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office.