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1 dead after head-on collision in Hardin County

83-year-old Philip J. Book was traveling southbound on County Road D15 when he crossed the center line and struck a second vehicle.

IOWA FALLS, Iowa — A man is dead after a head-on collision in Hardin County Monday afternoon, Iowa State Patrol said in a crash report

83-year-old Philip J. Book of Iowa Falls was traveling southbound on County Road D15 around 2 p.m. when he crossed the center line and struck a second vehicle head-on.

Book died as a result of the crash. Iowa State Patrol reports he was not wearing a seatbelt when the crash occurred. 

The driver of the second vehicle was uninjured, according to the crash report. 

The accident remains under investigation.

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