(Red Oak, IA) – A collision Tuesday evening (May 5th in Red Oak, resulted in a woman’s death and another woman injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened at around 5:5-p.m., at the intersection of Highway 34 and 4th Street, in Red Oak.
The Patrol says a car driven by 67-year-old Helen Louise Slavinski, of Red Oak, was traveling north on 4th Street, and a semi driven by 37-year-old Kyle Olive, of Corning, was traveling east on Highway 34. When the car failed to yield to traffic and entered the highway, it was struck by the semi and came to rest in the north ditch.
Both occupants of the car were transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by Red Oak Rescue. Helen Slavinski died from her injuries. Her passenger was identified as 28-year-old Kaylin Marie Carlson, of Red Oak. Both women had been wearing their seat belts. The driver of the semi was not injured.
Red Oak Police and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted at the scene.
