(Mt. Pleasant, Iowa) – One person died during a collision this (Wednesday) afternoon in southeast Iowa’s Henry County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2025 Honda Civic was traveling south on Highway 218 at around 12:53-p.m., when for reasons unknown, the vehicle cross the median and struck a northbound 2017 Freightliner semi, driven by a man from California.

The driver of the car died in the crash. Their name was being withheld by the State Patrol, pending notification of family. The crash remains under investigation.