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A two vehicle crash on Thursday morning resulted in two fatalities and one additional injury near Perry. 

According to the Iowa State Patrol, the incident happened at  7:45 am when a Toyota Camry driven by a minor from Jamaica was traveling eastbound on Highway 141 and lost traction due to the road being covered with snow and the vehicle rotated and entered the westbound lane and collided with a box truck, driven by 56-year-old Orris McKay from Carthage, Illinois at  the intersection with Diagonal Road. Two minors were pronounced dead at the scene and one minor suffered injuries and is in critical condition at the Dallas County Medical Center. Two of the minors were not wearing seatbelts. The incident remains under investigation with the Iowa State Patrol.

 Raccoon Valley Radio will give more information as it becomes official.