By Sam Parsons

An accident that occurred during a hayrack ride in What Cheer over the weekend is now being investigated.

According to a briefing released by the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office yesterday, the department received multiple 911 calls on Saturday night about a crash involving a pickup truck that was “pulling a trailer for a hayride” on a gravel road east of What Cheer. The pickup truck and trailer were carrying several students from the Sigourney school district, though a statement released by the district on Facebook revealed that the ride was not sponsored by the district. The district says that there were a few students that were injured in the accident, but there were no fatalities, and no names have been released.

The Sigourney School District says they are providing extra counselor support for students this week. 

This is a developing story, and more information is expected to be released by the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office in the near future.