THE STATE D-O-T SAYS TRAVEL IS STILL NOT ADVISED ON SEVERAL ROADS AROUND IOWA CITY AND CLINTON AFTER THURSDAY’S BLIZZARD.
SOME 40 CARS AND TRUCKS WERE INVOLVED IN A CHAIN-REACTION CRASH ON INTERSTATE 80 NEAR NEWTON DURING THE STORM.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 20 NEAR WELLSBURG INVOLVED MORE THAN ONE DOZEN CARS AND TRUCKS — INCLUDING A TANKER TRUCK CARRYING SULFURIC ACID.
UPDATED 2:55PM 2/5/21
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THE WINTER STORM THAT BLEW THROUGH IOWA THURSDAY CAUSED STATE ROADS TO BECOME ICY IN CENTRAL IOWA.
A MAJOR MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING SEVERAL SEMIS AND TWO POLICE CARS AND OTHER VEHICLES FORCED THE IOWA STATE PATROL TO CLOSE PART OF I-80 NEAR NEWTON.
THERE WAS NO WORD ON INJURIES FROM THE PILE UP.
TRAVEL WAS NOT ADVISED THROUGH MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA.
YOU CAN FIND CURRENT CONDITIONS ON THE D-O-T’S 5-1-1 WEBSITE.
