Three killed, two injured in western Iowa crash

Authorities say three people died and two were injured in a head-on collision in western Iowa’s Crawford County.     

An Iowa State Patrol report says the accident occurred a little after 5 a.m. Thursday on U.S. Highway 59 south of Denison.

The patrol says a northbound minivan crossed the center line and struck an oncoming sport utility vehicle.     

The patrol says the collision killed the minivan driver, 52-year-old Penny Husebus, who lived in Defiance.

Also killed were two passengers in the SUV.

The patrol identified them as 48-year-old Maria Garcia Hernandez, of Denison, and 42-year-old Ericka Dionicio, who also lived in Denison.   

The SUV driver was identified as 46-year-old Saul Guzman Orellana, of Denison.

He and 50-year-old Herme Guzman Hernandez, also of Denison, were taken to a hospital.     

The collision is being investigated.