Nora Springs, IA : Northern Iowa man dies after van crashes into construction vehicle on Thursday, October 30, 2014

Iowa troopers say one person has died and another has been injured after a van crashed into a construction vehicle on a highway. The Iowa State Patrol reports Tom Frerichs of Charles City died Thursday after the van he was a passenger in struck the back of a road maintainer near Nora Springs. A trooper says the maintainer was grading the shoulder of the highway when it was hit. The 69-year-old van driver was flown to a Mason City hospital. The construction worker wasn't seriously injured. It's unclear what caused the crash. Source : Trooper: Northern Iowa man dies after van crashes into construction vehicle on highway