UPDATED: Fatal accident reported this morning near Manly; 2 fatalities, more injured

MANLY – A mini-van carrying several children headed to a canoe trip ran a stop sign and collided with a semi-truck Tuesday morning near the intersection of Wheelerwood Road and Highway 9 a few miles west of Manly.  The incident took place at 9:30 AM.

According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, two females were fatalities in the accident:  Cassidy Stehn, age 9, of Northwood and Hana Riedinger, age 12, of of Kensett, Iowa.

Nicole Streets, 22, of Northwood, who was driving the mini-van, was injured and transported to Mercy Hospital in Mason City.

The driver of the semi-truck, Steven Broderson, age 59 of Manly, was treated at the scene.

The crash report also lists the following persons as injured in the accident: Destiny Bruce, 10; Jaela Parks, 10; Maeghan Petznick, 10; and Hailey Schaefer, 11, all from Northwood.

The mini-van was southbound on Wheelerwood Road and ran a stop sign at Highway 9; it was then struck by the eastbound semi-truck broad-side.

The accident remains under investigation.