KEOKUK COUNTY — A crash north of Richland on Saturday resulted in the death of a West Chester man.

According to traffic reports, 47 year old Kathy Wagamon of Brighton was driving northbound on 323rd avenue in a 2017 Chevy truck when her vehicle crossed the center line and collided head on with a 2019 Ford SUV driven by 82 year old Frank Patterson of West Chester. 

The accident resulted in the truck coming to rest in the west ditch, while the SUV came to rest on the east shoulder. Patterson was not wearing a seatbelt and was declared dead at the scene. A passenger in his vehicle, 79 year old Marsha Patterson of West Chester, who was wearing a seatbelt, was airlifted to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Wagamon, who was also wearing a seatbelt, was transported via ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.

The accident remains under investigation.