Two people were taken by ambulance to area hospitals following a car accident on Old Highway 218 on the north side of Mt. Pleasant Saturday evening. According to the Iowa State Patrol, at 11:29 p.m., a Chevrolet Blazer driven by a 47-year-old from Donnellson was traveling northbound on Old Highway 218 and struck a 4Runner driven by 54-year-old Lindy Greenfield of Mt. Pleasant. Greenfield was turning southbound onto Old Highway 218 from the Pilot Truck Plaza. The Blazer continued northwest, striking a lamppost and coming to rest in the west ditch. Greenfield and 47-year-old James Carson Brown of Mt. Pleasant were taken by Henry County Ambulance to Henry County Health Center.