(update 7:45-a.m.) Crash has I-80 WB blocked in NW Adair County – detour established
October 12th, 2011 by Ric Hanson
Interstate 80 westbound remains closed at this time near Adair, following a collision earlier this morning, between two semi tractor-trailers. The crash occurred at the 75-mile marker, or about one-mile west of Adair. The Cass County Communications Center dispatched Anita and Wiota Fire and Rescue at 5:48-a.m. One person was injured and transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Rescue crews are no longer on the scene. The Iowa DOT reports traffic is being detoured around the crash through Anita.
No other details are currently available. The accident was under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.