(Greene Co.) Two Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center students were seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident in Greene County on Saturday.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, 16-year-old Gavin Pederson and 15-year-old Alli Wiers were transported to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines with serious injuries.
The accident occurred at 12:58 p.m. on J Avenue, south of 290th Street. Pederson was driving a 2004 GMC pickup northbound when he failed to stop at a posted stop sign. The pickup struck a westbound 2022 Freightliner semi driven by 65-year-old Joseph Wiederin of Lake City.
The pickup spun into the southwest ditch, and Pederson was ejected from the vehicle. The semi entered the northwest ditch and struck a utility pole.
Wiederin was transported to Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson with suspected minor injuries.
