Multi-Vehicle Crash With Semi Involving Full I-80 Closure, Malcom IA
TrafficA multi-vehicle crash happened on I-80 westbound near the 192 overpass. The crash involved a semi-truck that jackknifed and several passenger vehicles. The incident caused a full closure of the highway with traffic being redirected. Fire and emergency medical services responded to the scene. Some vehicles were blocking the overpass and some were against the barriers. Authorities are managing traffic and working to remove disabled vehicles.
Audio|Source: Poweshiek County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Tim, or we also have two vehicles that are perpendicular on the overpass.
00:03
When we do we want to get this, move over to R1-Tac-12, R1-Tac-12.
00:08
So for R1-Tac-12.
00:14
Johnny Toles.
00:16
County cars, 3 or 43, Cedar Rabbit Space Ascent, we go to R1-Tac-12.
00:20
R1-Tac-12, I'll patch you in.
00:21
12, go ahead.
00:24
So is this passing welcome overpals on the most round of all?
00:30
12 lot didn't copy any of that so this is at the 1901 westbound it will be passed the overpass 10 410 Malcolm fire do it over the one ninety two and we push everybody off westbound into Malcolm so we only have another accident yeah for Malcolm fire the one ninety two yep westbound
01:03
Virgin from 12, let us know where you want us when you get there.
01:12
12, can you repeat that?
01:20
You're probably going to be the first one there, so when you get there, let us know where you want us for traffic control if the fire department is not there already.
01:28
Okay, that's time for all right.
01:34
Pasha County sent me in 990.
01:37
90, go ahead.
01:41
In the Foreigner Page, assembling a crew, I was direct on the railway traffic.
01:46
Dufford direct at 2121.
01:53
Possible County, Malcom Fire.
01:56
Malcom Fire, go ahead.
02:00
Rescue 88's in route with three.
02:03
When you guys, they're out, can you guys first need to go to the 192 West, 192 West, we need to start pushing people off the interstate.
02:10
I now have a semi-jackknife.
02:12
Again, 192 Westbound,
02:14
per the deputies, start pushing people off the interstate.
02:20
It's 104.
02:26
And for your 43, I have no law enforcement on seeing you, so I don't know what my scene looks like.
02:32
Good copy, do we have any reported injuries from the LP?
02:37
My one RP that I spoke with was shook enough, so I do have an ambulance in route, just to check on them.
02:43
I don't know how many patients I have.
02:47
10-4[1], no confirmed entrapment either.
02:56
The route, they are going to the 192 to start pushing people off.
03:04
County 79 90 90 good 90 and 94 in our route 90 99 in route 21 23rd 13 from 340
03:22
13 340 is trying to get a hold of you.
03:28
13, go ahead.
03:33
13 from 340, I don't know what call you got, but if there's any way you can see the lane open or you have it moving.
03:43
We have I'm only seeing now multiple vehicles on the west side of the overpass blocking the overpass.
03:57
340 from 12.
04:01
Okay.
04:05
We have Malcolm firing route to start pushing everybody off at the 192 so you don't have any more accidents for traffic control.
04:16
I don't know if any of the vehicles are disabled but if they're able to be contact for the drivers to get it moved in any way to traffic phone.
04:27
From what we know, I think one of them is in the cable barrier and there's a semi-jack knife walking both lanes.
04:39
Got me.
04:42
We've got two vehicles jacknive, two passenger cars jackknives on just the left side of the overpass into the concrete barrier, have one passenger car into the cable barrier, just pass to the overpass and walk down.
04:56
Probably a quarter mile looks like there's a semi in the roadway.
05:01
Therefore, we're direct.
05:05
So four vehicles from what I can see.
05:15
That, once we did traffic control,
05:18
you want us to get a brickson, Bobby en route, so we can get these vehicles removed.
05:28
Cars pass until Bobby gets these two passenger cars moved off the open path, so go ahead and get Bobby and her out.
05:35
He'll have to come in from the west and drive the wrong way.
05:44
Copy 11, we're giving him a call.
05:48
Passing 11 also notified the DOT that's just roadways completely ice covered.
05:55
11 State Patrol RV has DOT en route.
06:02
I put that 28 when you're ready.
06:06
Go ahead.
06:08
King or John 796.
06:15
Number 11. 11.
06:26
Well, go ahead.
06:29
It looks like there's another accident on down to the west of our position here on the on-ramp.
06:36
I cannot see what it is.
06:38
We cannot get down across these vehicles.
06:42
This is County Break.
06:43
Do I need to call Rick?
06:49
County 13, 27.
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513.
06:58
591 Adam Henry, 0489.
07:05
Kevla.
07:11
Getting them off the interstate, correct?
07:16
Correct, yep, we're still trying to make it to the vehicle.
07:21
Copy that one.
07:27
340s on june, 28.
07:31
Sheriff, it looks like eastowns.
07:34
There's an accident on that side.
07:38
Happy.
07:44
All other control. All other control.
07:55
No worries, we're still three minutes away.
08:02
I see out here on the interstate.
08:05
If they haven't already started playing assault, they need to.
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