Serious vehicle crash near Orton Road and Potter Hill, Kossuth County IA

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Reported: 11/21/2025 08:59 PM

Potter Hill & Orton Rd, Iowa 50511

Emergency services received an automatic crash alert indicating a serious vehicle accident near Orton Road and Potter Hill in Algona, Iowa. Fire and EMS units were dispatched to the location. No injured persons were identified at the time of the alert.

Audio|Source: Algona Police and Fire

02:31

Transcript:

00:00

How about possible 1050 unknown injuries?

00:03

Got a non-one call for iPhones fan saying there's an alert of severe car crimes.

00:10

Didn't hear any voice or any noise in the background.

00:12

I'm going to go ahead and page out fire and EMS.

00:19

It's going to be at Orton Road and Potter Hill.

00:27

Orton Road and Potter Hill.

00:29

It's at the southern edge of the Potter Hill where Wharton and it meets.

00:48

Attention, I'll be on a fire, I'll go to ambulance.

00:50

Attention, I'll go to fire, I'll be on the ambulance.

00:52

Speed, you're at the Wharton Road and Potter Hill.

00:55

Orton Road and Potter Hill, southern edge of Potter Hill.

00:59

I have an iPhone alert of severe car crash, no voice, no noise in the background.

01:04

It's going to be at Wharton Road and Potter Hill, Orton Road and Potter Hill.

01:07

Orton Road and Potter Hill.

01:14

I'll run a six and I'll run a guy able to just swing that way.

01:24

I'll check six, 5521 Algona.

01:31

Go ahead that way?

01:35

Ten far, I'm going to drop a mock marker from location.

01:39

It's right around the curve,

01:41

Oregon Road.

01:52

10-4[1]. Now going to 22 will also be in route.

02:01

I have only 121-0-rout.

02:15

Attention, Alberta Fire, Tension, Alberta Fire, Neat Unit enraughts of Orton Road and Potter Hill.

02:20

Orton Road and Potter Hill, have an iPhone alert, possible 1050 severe car crash.

02:26

No voice, no noise in the background that's going to be at Orton Road and Potter Hill.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)

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Potter Hill & Orton Rd, Iowa 50511

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Serious vehicle crash near Orton Road and Potter Hill, Kossuth County IA

Emergency services received an automatic crash alert indicating a serious vehicle accident near Orton Road and Potter Hill in Algona, Iowa. Fire and EMS units were dispatched to the location. No injured persons were identified at the time of the alert.

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