Vehicle goes up in flames near Beaman

A Ford Explorer rolled over and went up in flames after a one-vehicle accident northeast of Beaman on Wednesday afternoon.
           
The SUV is considered a total loss, and minimal damage of less than $500 was also reported to an adjacent cornfield due to the fire. According to the police report, 16-year-old Trevonn Walker of Beaman was southbound on L Ave at around 3:00 p.m., lost control and slid through the intersection, entering the south ditch, rolling over into the field and resting on the driver’s side.
           
“I don’t know what the mileage is on it because there’s no interior left,” Grundy County Deputy Zach Tripp said.
           
Both Walker and his passenger, 15-year-old Eric Knott of Liscomb, were able to crawl out of the vehicle and walk to a farmhouse a half a mile away for help. They were eventually taken to the Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown hospital by the Marshalltown Area Paramedic Service (MAPS) and treated for their injuries.
           
The accident remains under investigation, and the BCERTs, Beaman Fire Department, Conrad Fire Department, MAPS, and Frontier Towing all assisted at the scene.