HAMLIN, Iowa — One person is dead following a crash near Hamlin Wednesday afternoon, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.
The Iowa State Patrol was called in to assist in responding to a crash at the intersection of Highway 71 and 220th Street at approximately 2:23 p.m. Wednesday.
Early investigations indicate 73-year-old Sheryl Zinke of Audubon was driving west on 220th Street when she failed to yield at a stop sign and was struck by an oncoming semi-truck.
Zinke was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The driver of the semi-truck was uninjured.
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