ONE KILLED, SEVEN INJURED IN WAPELLO COUNTY CRASH

One killed, seven injured in Wapello County crash

A man from Ankeny was killed and seven people affiliated with Central College in Pella were injured in a two vehicle crash Friday afternoon (10/11) in Wapello County.  The Iowa State Patrol says 65-year-old Mohamed Abu Bakr Mohamed of Ankeny was eastbound on Eddyville Road nearing Highway 63 and tried to turn onto Highway 63, when a small commuter bus driven by 21-year-old Erin Shannon of Oskaloosa in the southbound lane of 63 hit Mohamed’s car when Mohamed failed to yield.  Both vehicles ended up on the median of Highway 63.  Mohamed was killed instantly.  Shannon and six passengers were all taken to Ottumwa Regional Medical Center for treatment of their injuries.  No other names have been released.

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