(Hancock County, IA) – Two people died and two others were injured during a crash that occurred at around 4:40-a.m. Wednesday, east of Duncan, in northern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says a pickup driven by 46-year-old Angel Ruiz-Tamayo, of Clarion, was westbound on Highway 18, east of Oak Avenue, when the vehicle went out of control on the ice-covered road. The pickup struck an eastbound KIA Sorento broadside. The KIA was being driven by 51-year-old Jason Foell, of Britt.

Ruiz-Tamayo and a rear seat passenger in the pickup, 40-year-old Constantino Cruz Barradas, of Goodell (IA), died from their injuries. Jason Foell, and a front seat passenger in the pickup, 41-year-old Tomas San Juan Ruiz, of Belmond, were injured and transported by Garner Ambulance to MercyOne North Iowa Hospital.

The State Patrol was assisted at the crash scene by the Hancock and Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Offices, Garner Fire and Ambulance, Clear Lake Police and Ambulance, in addition to the Garner Ambulance Service. The crash remains under investigation.