By Associated Press - Wednesday, January 15, 2020

HINTON, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have identified a Sioux City brother and sister killed in a northwestern Iowa crash on an ice-covered rural road as they headed to school.

Ella Holtzen, 18, and her brother, 14-year-old Harrison Holtzen, died from injuries they suffered in the Tuesday morning crash north of Sioux City, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office said.

The crash happened around 8 a.m. when a car driven by Ella Holtzen entered a curve and slid into the path of a pickup truck, investigators said. Sheriff’s deputies said the truck slammed into the car’s passenger side, where Harrison Holtzen was sitting. Both siblings were taken to a local hospital, where they died.

The 66-year-old driver of the truck was not injured.

Hinton School Superintendent Todd Meyer told the Sioux City Journal that counselors and pastors remained available to grief-stricken students and staff. Meyer also said the school district will host a memorial for the siblings in the near future.

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