Van Flipped in Cedar Rapids Accident

Jim Goforth, 62, of Atkins (center), is checked by an EMT after the van he was driving tipped onto its side during an accident near the corner of 16th Avenue and Wiley Boulevard SW this morning, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. No one was injured in the wreck. Police said a car ran a red light and struck the van, which jumped a median and tipped over. (Jeff Raasch/The Gazette)

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Van Flipped in Cedar Rapids Accident

By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Oct 3, 2008 at 6:04 PM CDT

Story Updated: Oct 3, 2008 at 6:04 PM CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS - A Friday morning accident in Cedar Rapids sent a van spinning through an intersection and flipped on its side.

It happened Friday morning around 8:30 a.m. A car was going south on Wiley when--police say it ran a red light and hit this van going East on 16th Avenue.

The van spun several times, crossed the median, and landed on it's side. There were no injuries. The driver of the van says he didn't see it coming.

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