Lang
9/26/22
A Solon man was among two people injured in a Tama County car accident Monday morning.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2013 Ford F-450 became disabled and was forced to park in the right lane of westbound Highway 30 near Tama just after 8am. A westbound semi being driven by 63-year-old John Perkins of Eagle River, Wisconsin struck the unoccupied vehicle from behind, then jackknifed into the median and caught fire. Perkins was pulled from the cab by first responders and taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, His condition has not been released.
37-year-old Kofi Adu-Sarkodi of Solon…who was standing next to the stopped vehicle…sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The accident remains under investigation.