DRAKESVILLE – An accident in rural Davis County yesterday afternoon resulted in one man being airlifted to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics for treatment of serious injuries.

According to traffic records, at around 3:39pm yesterday afternoon, a Hyundai Accent driven by 75-year-old Kenneth Johnson of Drakesville, Iowa, was traveling eastbound on Bunch Road in Davis County, east of Ebony Avenue, while a Ford F350 driven by 18-year-old Wyatt Sandeen of Blakesburg, Iowa, was traveling westbound on the same road. At some point, the Accent crossed over the center line and into the path of the F350. Sandeen attempted to avoid a collision by swerving right, but the front end of the Accent still made contact with the trailer that the F350 was pulling.

The Accent came to rest in the roadway while the F350 wound up in the north side ditch. Johnson reportedly suffered life-threatening injuries in the accident and was transported via air ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Sandeen did not suffer any reported injuries.