(Pottawattamie County, Iowa) – An adult and a child were struck and killed by a pickup struck as they stood in the median off of Interstate 880 Sunday night. The Iowa State Patrol reports 27-year-old Til Baswa and a 2-year-old, both from Des Moines, were in the median because their SUV had struck a deer and became disabled in the middle of the roadway.

27-year-old Brody Barrier, of Neola, was traveling eastbound on I-880 in a pickup truck at around 7-p.m., when he saw the disabled SUV in the traveled portion of the road and swerved to avoid hitting it. When he took evasive action, his pickup truck entered the median and struck the two pedestrians before coming to rest in the median.

Baswa and the juvenile died at the scene. The driver of the SUV (which was not hit), was not injured. He was identified as 47-year-old Om Neupane, of Des Moines.

The Patrol was assisted at the accident site by the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa DOT personnel.