(Creston, Iowa) – Two women were injured when the SUV they were in was struck by a semi tractor-trailer in Creston, Wednesday afternoon. According to Creston Police, the SUV, driven by 51-year-old Lorraine Murphy, of Creston, was traveling south on Osage Street at around 12:35-p.m., when the semi, driven by 65-year-old David Travis, of Creston, pulled out of the Creston Co-Op parking lot and making a left-hand turn, when the front bumper of the semi struck the SUV on the passenger side. The impact caused the front and side airbags in the SUV to be deployed.

Murphy, and her passenger, 77-year-old Sharon Ann Cooper, of Creston, were transported to the hospital in Creston by Medic 1, for treatment of what were described as minor injuries. David Travis was not injured in the collision. Damage to the vehicles amounted to a total of $18,500.  (Photos from the Creston Fire Department Facebook page)