Sep. 6--Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Central City this morning, the Linn County Sheriff's Office reported.

A pickup driven by Brian Rose, 22, of Springville and a sport-utility vehicle driven by Nicholas Christensen, 29, of Central City, collided at 10:34 a.m. near the intersection of Drexler Road and Brown Road, northwest of Central City.

Rose was extricated from the pickup and flown by helicopter to University Hospitals for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Christensen and two children in his vehicle, each believed to be under the age of 10, were taken to St. Luke's Hospital, also with non-life threatening injuries.

The Linn County Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by the Northeast Linn Ambulance Service and fire departments from Central City, Coggon and Prairieburg.

-----

To see more of The Gazette, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.gazetteonline.com.

Copyright (c) 2008, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.