(Missouri Valley, Iowa) – A person suffering from an apparent seizure lost control of the pickup they were driving on Interstate 29 in Harrison County, Friday, causing their vehicle to enter the northbound I-29 median, where the it struck a cable barrier separating the north and southbound lanes. The accident happened at around 1:20-p.m.

According to a social media post by the Missouri Valley Fire Department, crews were called for an unresponsive driver in the median, just south of the construction by the Des Moines exit on I-29. They found a patient actively seizing, unresponsive and difficulty breathing.

Authorities say if the cable barrier had not been in-place, the  accident could have been much worse.The patient was transported to CHI Mercy in Council Bluffs in critical condition.