FORT DODGE, Iowa — A teenager has died and two others are injured following a single-vehicle accident in Fort Dodge Tuesday night, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.
Officials say 16-year-old Leah Claire Lynch of Fort Dodge was driving through Loomis Park when she lost control of the car and hit a tree around 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene. Two passengers, both 16-year-old girls, were injured in the accident.
One of the injured girls was treated and released at the scene. The second injured teen was airlifted to a local hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
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