6 injured in a SE Iowa crash Wed. afternoon

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January 22nd, 2026 by Ric Hanson

(Oskaloosa, IA) – The Iowa State Patrol reports six people were injured in a crash in Mahaska County, Wednesday afternoon. The accident report indicates the crash happened just before 4-p.m., east of Oskaloosa, when a Ford Escape SUV facing eastbound and driven by a 15-year-old from Oskaloosa, stopped on Highway 92 near Patriot Avenue, as the driver was attempting to make a left turn into a driveway. The SUV was struck by an eastbound semi.

The impact caused the Ford Escape to cross the center-line of the road and strike a westbound Ford Edge SUV head-on. The injured, whose names were released, included the driver of the semi, 49-year-old Martin Neely, of Milan, MO; the driver of the Ford Edge, 33-year-old Brooke Thurman, of Brooklyn (IA); 48-year-old Claira Thurman, 26-year-old Jordan Thurman, along with an (unidentified) 13-year-old juvenile, all from Victor (IA), and the driver of the Ford Escape. All were taken by ambulance to Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa. All of the injured were wearing seat belts.

A report on their conditions was not available. The Patrol’s report did not say if any charges will be filed.