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5 from Alabama injured in SE Iowa rollover crash

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October 27th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Lee County, Iowa) – Two adults and three children were injured during a rollover accident Sunday morning, east of Swisher, in eastern Iowa. All of injured, including the driver, were from Union Grove, Alabama.  The Iowa State Patrol reports a car driven by 29-year-old Amanda N. Hufnagle, was traveling north on Highway 27 (The Avenue of the Saints) at around 9-a.m., when the car drifted onto the left shoulder of the road. Hufnagle over-corrected, causing the car to slid across the northbound lanes before it entered the east ditch. The vehicle then rolled-over and came to rest on its wheels,

A juvenile passenger in the car  was ejected from the vehicle. The injured included the driver, 32-year-old Nathan T. Oden, an 11, five and 3-year old juveniles. All were transported by ambulance to the hospital in Fort Madison.

The crash remained under investigation.