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Sheriff: Nebraskan, Iowan Killed in Interstate 29 Collision

fatal-accidentONAWA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a Nebraska man and an Iowan have been killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 29 in western Iowa.

The Iowa State Patrol says the accident occurred three miles north of Onawa on Monday afternoon. The patrol says a southbound car veered across the median and rammed into a northbound pickup, fatally injuring both drivers.

The patrol identified the car driver as 49-year-old Leon Weifenbach, of Onawa, and the pickup driver as 52-year-old Joseph Metz, of South Sioux City, Nebraska. They were traveling alone.

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