A multi-vehicle crash during heavy rain Tuesday night in western Iowa claimed the life of a Guthrie County man.
The Iowa State Patrol says a car driven by 60-year-old Jerry Hager, of Coon Rapids, was traveling east on Highway 141 at around 9:15 p.m. about a mile west of Bagley, when his vehicle crossed the centerline of the road and side swiped a westbound SUV.
The car then collided head-on in the westbound lane, with another SUV before coming to rest in the eastbound lane.
Hager, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene.
The other drivers and a passenger in one of the SUVs were not injured.
The crash resulted in the roadway being closed for about four-hours.
(By Ric Hanson, KJAN, Atlantic)