Police: No One Seriously Injured in I-80 Accident

By Danielle Plogmann, Producer

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By Danielle Plogmann

Story Created: Oct 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 23, 2008 at 4:51 PM CST

IOWA CITY - Iowa City police say no one was seriously hurt in Wednesday night's crash that shut down westbound Interstate 80.

The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on the city's east side.

Police say traffic was slowing down for a vehicle in the median.

That's when a semi rear-ended an SUV, forcing that driver to hit someone else.

Two people were taken to the hospital for treatment.

The accident closed the road for about two hours.

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