The Iowa State Patrol has identified those involved in a fatal crash that occurred on Highway 163 between Pella and Otley Saturday afternoon.

Harold Jay Gorter, 72, of Otley, was killed when he was thrown from his tractor by the impact coming from a 2002 Honda Accord driven by 41 year old Chad Thomas Birkenholtz, also of Otley.

An initial investigation by the Iowa State Patrol determined that both were in the right westbound lane, when Birkenholtz struck the back of Gorter’s tractor.

Highway 163 was closed from Pella to Monroe from approximately 2:30 to 5:45 p.m. as a result of the collision.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Pella Police Department, Pella Fire Department, Pella Community Ambulance, Iowa State Patrol, and Iowa Department of Transportation responded to the crash.