OLNEY, IL : Arthur woman dies in vehicle accident on Friday, 2nd September 2016

An Arthur woman died as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicle collision at 7 p.m. Friday on Illinois Route 130 just north of Millers Grove Lane, according to the Illinois State Police.

Verna M. Yoder, 50, of Arthur was a passenger in a van driven by Andrew Helmuth, 71, of Arthur that had collided with a truck driven by John M. Austin, 42, of Charleston.

According to state police, the preliminary investigation indicates Austin was driving southbound on Route 130 and Helmuth was driving northbound. Details in the investigation state Austin’s driveshaft broke, which led him to lose control of the vehicle.

Austin's vehicle slid sideways into the northbound lane, where Helmuth was driving at the time, and struck the middle of Helmuth’s vehicle on the driver’s side. Austin’s vehicle stopped in the middle of Route 130, blocking both lanes, while Helmuth’s vehicle went off the road and overturned once, state police reported.

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Arthur woman dies in vehicle accident