Semi Crash Closes Westbound Interstate 80

By Mark Carlson, Reporter

Interstate I-80 near mile marker 189 on February 24, 2011 (Mark Carlson / Sourcemedia Group)

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Story Created: Feb 24, 2011 at 8:06 PM CDT

Story Updated: Feb 24, 2011 at 11:18 PM CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Emergency crews are working at the scene of a crash on Interstate 80.

The westbound lanes at the 189 mile marker are closed. Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Deputy’s, Iowa State Troopers, and Malcom Fire crews are all on the scene. A semi crashed into a passenger vehicle, pinning it in the ditch. At least two ambulances have been seen rushing away from the crash. At least a dozen emergency vehicles are on site.

Another vehicle hauling a trailer is flipped upside down in the median about a quarter mile further west of the semi crash. It is not known if the two are related.

Road conditions are very slick and icy in many areas along Interstate 80.

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