Highway 71 collision near Spencer, Iowa, kills two and shuts down highway for hours. La autopista 71 colisiona cerca de Spencer, Iowa, mata a dos y cierra la carretera durante horas.

A tragic head-on collision occurred on Highway 71 near Spencer, Iowa, on February 7, resulting in the deaths of 70-year-old Randall Dykstra and 45-year-old Bridget Baird. Un trágico choque frontal ocurrió en la autopista 71 cerca de Spencer, Iowa, el 7 de febrero, resultando en la muerte de Randall Dykstra de 70 años y Bridget Baird de 45. The accident happened around 12:47 p.m. when Dykstra, driving north, collided with Baird, who was driving south in the northbound lane. El accidente ocurrió alrededor de las 12:47 p.m. cuando Dykstra, conduciendo hacia el norte, colisionó con Baird, quien conducía hacia el sur en el carril norte. Both vehicles, a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado and a 2017 Nissan Rogue, were involved in the crash, which led to the closure of the highway for several hours for investigation and cleanup. Ambos vehículos, un Chevrolet Silverado 2007 y un Nissan Rogue 2017, estuvieron involucrados en el accidente, que llevó al cierre de la carretera durante varias horas para la investigación y la limpieza.