ALTOONA, Iowa — One driver is dead after a sedan and truck collided at the intersection of 8th Street SW and Prairie Meadows Drive SW Monday night.
A truck traveling eastbound on 8th Street SW and a westbound sedan collided as the truck driver attempted to complete a left turn onto Prairie Meadows Drive SW around 8:48 p.m., police claim.
Police believe the light turned red for westbound lanes as the truck completed its turn. The sedan did not stop at the red light, resulting in a head-on crash.
The drivers were the only people in the cars.
60-year-old Ross Wells of Prairie City, the sedan driver, later died from his injuries at an area hospital. Wells did not appear to be wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.
The truck driver, 47-year-old Christopher Cooper of Ankeny, was treated on the scene and released. He was wearing a seat belt, according to police.
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