Carol Jo Fliear, 71, killed after colliding head-on with semi-truck on Highway 9 near Rock Rapids, Iowa
Fatal, head-on crash in NW Iowa Thursday afternoon
The Iowa State Patrol reports 71-year-old Carol Jo Fliear, of Matlock, Iowa, died from her injuries at a hospital, after the 2016 Ford Taurus she was driving – for unknown reasons – crossed the center line of eastbound Highway 9 and struck a 2007 Freightliner semi, head-on, at the intersection withK60/Indian Avenue.
Matlock woman killed in head-on collision
Fliear was transported by the Lyon County Ambulance to Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, where she was pronounced dead.
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