(Iowa State Patrol crash reports) – One person died, and a total of nine others were injured in crashes on opposite sides of the State, Saturday. According to the Iowa State Patrol, an accident at around 4-p.m. Saturday in northern Iowa’s Winnebago County, involved two motorcycles and an SUV, and resulted in a fatality. Authorities say two Harley Davidson motorcycles were traveling west on Iowa Highway 9 from 150th Avenue, as a 2015 Buick Encore SUV was traveling eastbound.

The SUV crossed the center-line of the road, and sideswiped one of the motorcycles before hitting the second motorcycle head-on. The motorcycle that was sideswiped continued on the road prior to going out of control and stopping on the north shoulder of the highway. The cycle that was struck head-on was pushed backwards from the point of impact before coming to rest on the north shoulder of the highway. The SUV came to rest in the north ditch.

One of the crash victims died, three others were injured and transported by Forest City and Lake Mills EMS ambulances to MercyOne North Iowa Hospital. No names had been released as of late Saturday night.

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The other accident – which also involved three vehicles – happened 12:10-a.m., Saturday, in central Iowa’s Warren County. The State Patrol reports a 2005 Jeep SUV driven by  57-year-old Angela Rae Chapman, of Indianola, was traveling south on County Road R-63, south of G014, when the vehicle crossed the center-line and side-swiped a 2001 Chevy S-10 pickup, driven by 36-year-old Jermey Lee Lawton, of Des Moines. The impact caused the pickup to rollover and come to rest on its passenger side. The Jeep continued south and immediately struck a 2014 Chevy pickup (being driven by 36-year-old Miguel Antonio Espinoza Galindo, of Des Moines), head-on.

Chapman and Miguel Espinoza, and a total of four passengers in the vehicles – all of whom were from Des Moines – were injured transported to Methodist Hospital, in Des Moines. The injured included 36-year-old Leticia Espinoza, 12-year-old Luis Antonia Espinoza (who was flown to the hospital by helicopter), 7-year old Josiah Lawton, and Jazmin Espinoza (age not listed).

Both accidents remained under investigation.