(Eddyville, Iowa) – A 10-year-old girl* from Eddyville was injured Wednesday afternoon, when she ran into the side of a pickup truck in southeastern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says the incident happened at around 2:15-p.m. in Eddyville, as the pickup, driven by 58-year-old Mark A. Dalbey, of Blakesburg, was traveling south on N. Merino Avenue, and approaching the intersection with Elm Street.

The Patrol says the unidentified juvenile entered the roadway and collided with the passenger side cargo area of the vehicle. The girl suffered minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Oskaloosa.

Assisting the Patrol at the scene was the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office, Mahaska County EMA, and Mahaska Ambulance.

*The initial State Patrol report indicated the girl’s age was 7. That was changed a few hour later, in an update to their report.