BUCHANAN COUNTY, IA : Buchanan County crashes result in injuries on Tuesday, 23rd April 2024

The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two separate crashes that both resulted in injuries on Tuesday.

The first crash happened at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday in the 1000-block of 120th Street near Fairbank. The sheriff’s office says a 66-year-old woman from Waterloo was driving a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan when she lost control of the vehicle. The van went into a ditch before coming to a rest in a field. The driver was taken to Allen Hospital in Waterloo for minor injuries.

The second crash happened at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday in the 2500-block of Buffalo Creek Blvd near Winthrop. The sheriff’s office says an 89-year-old man from Coggon was operating a 2014 BMW motorcycle when it collided with a deer that had run onto the road. The man was taken to UIHC in Iowa City for unspecified injuries. He is expected to recover.

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