(Creston, IA) – Officials with the Creston Fire Department reported on a social media post, that one person was transported to the hospital following a car-versus-tractor accident on Highway 34 about 1.5 miles east of Creston, late Wednesday morning.
The report said that at 11:57 a.m., Wednesday, Union County Dispatch notified the Creston Fire Department of an accident involving a tractor and a car on Highway 34 at the Skyline Bridge. Greater Regional Health’s Medic, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, and the Creston Police Department also responded.
Firefighters arrived and found a Ford Escape on its side with the driver trapped. They extricated the driver by removing the windshield, cutting the pillars and roof while medics stabilized him. After removing the roof, the patient was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The driver of the tractor with the soybean drill was not injured.
The Union County Sheriff’s Office will have a complete accident report.
