Mason City driver extricated after violent Highway 18 head-on crash sends pickup into ditch in flames

FLOYD COUNTY — A Mason City man had to be cut from his pickup and another truck caught fire after a violent head-on collision Friday evening on Highway 18 in Northern Iowa that sent both drivers to the hospital. The crash happened at approximately 6:51 p.m. on October 3, 2026, on U.S. Highway 18 between Echo Avenue and Foothill Avenue in Floyd County.