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Four people were injured in a collision along Hwy 5 near Pleasantville Sunday afternoon.

The accident was called in at 1:39pm at the intersection of Pleasant St and Hwy 5.

According to Iowa State Patrol Trooper Jon Thorup and Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy James Lane, the driver of a white Chevy Caprice was traveling northbound on Hwy 5 went it collided with a gray Chevy Impala and sent it into a nearby ditch.

Each vehicle had two occupants. Three of the four had to be extracted from their respective vehicles. All were transported to hospitals in Des Moines with one taken by Mercy One helicopter. The conditions of those injured were unknown.

The Iowa State Patrol, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Pleasantville Fire and Emergency Services, Knoxville Fire and Rescue, and Melcher-Dallas Fire Department all responded to the scene.

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