UNION COUNTY, IA - According to We Are Iowa, a driver fatally collided with a semi-truck pulling a grain hopper trailer near US 34 and Iris Ave on Friday.
A 17-year-old female was driving a 2008 Ford Explorer east on US 34 when they collided with a semi-truck hauling a grain hopper around 7 p.m.
Rescue crews pronounced the Explorer driver and her front seat passenger, an 18-year-old male, dead at the scene. They transported the other passenger from the Explorer, a 14-year-old boy, to an area hospital.
The semi-truck driver was not hurt in the incident.
The Iowa State Patrol is investigating the crash.
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