Three people were injured after a vehicle struck a tree in Henry County.

According to the Iowa State Patrol at about 6:33 a.m. Saturday 21-year-old Austin Bryce Beadles of Buckingham, Iowa was driving a Chevy Trailblazer southbound on Highway 218 near mile marker 48 when he either blacked out or fell asleep at the wheel. The vehicle left the roadway to the east and then Beadles over-corrected, crossing back over the southbound lanes and entered the west ditch where the vehicle struck a tree and came to rest. The driver and passenger 49-year-old Bradley Scott Dundee of Buckingham were transported by Henry County Ambulance to the Henry County Health Center. A second passenger, 49-year-old Ashley Noelle Beadles was transported by MedForce Helicopter to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. All lives were saved by use of seat belt. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office also assisted at the scene.