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1 dead, 1 injured in Saturday night crash in Creston, Iowa State Patrol says

A car was traveling south at a high rate of speed on North Sumner Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Saturday when the driver lost control near Howard Street.

CRESTON, Iowa — One person is dead and another is injured following a crash in Creston on Saturday, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report

A car was traveling south at a high rate of speed on North Sumner Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Saturday when the driver lost control near the intersection of Sumner and Howard Street. 

The car left the road and hit a parked vehicle, before vaulting and hitting two houses.

Both the driver and a passenger sustained life-threatening injuries and were transported by helicopter to a local hospital. The male passenger later died of his injuries. 

The names of the driver and passenger have not yet been released. 

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