Multi-vehicle accident causes traffic backup on I-235, Des Moines IA


A traffic accident occurred involving multiple vehicles on eastbound I-235 near 73rd Street, with vehicles on the shoulders and an additional accident on the off-ramp, leading to significant traffic delays.
Audio|Source: Iowa Dept of Public Safety Dispatch - Area A
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Transcript:
Des Moines 4. 413. Can you check at Wisconsin. We'll see that any 1050s or stand still here, about 73rd eastbound, 235? 10.4. 14, Des Moines. 413, Des Moines. Uh. Between the... 3 and 4 eastbound. There's a couple vehicles on the shoulder, on each shoulder. 10-4[1]. It looks like there's an accident on the off-ramp, too. Traffic's backed up there, too. I'll check it up about the 2.3 is fun right now. 10-4.
Des Moines 4. 413. Can you check at Wisconsin. We'll see that any 1050s or stand still here, about 73rd eastbound, 235? 10.4. 14, Des Moines. 413, Des Moines. Uh. Between the... 3 and 4 eastbound. There's a couple vehicles on the shoulder, on each shoulder. 10-4[1]. It looks like there's an accident on the off-ramp, too. Traffic's backed up there, too. I'll check it up about the 2.3 is fun right now. 10-4.
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I-235, Des Moines, IA
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