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6 injured in Pott. County rollover accident Sunday evening

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June 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Six people from Fort Wayne, Indiana, were injured during a rollover accident late Sunday afternoon, in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2007 GMC driven by 35-year old Carlos Valensia, was traveling east on Interstate 80 near mile marker 19, when for reasons unknown, the vehicle went out of control and entered the median, where it skidded sideways and flipped over before landing on its wheels. The accident happened at around 4:53-p.m.

Among the injured passengers in the vehicle, was 29-year old Lourdes Santamaria, and five juveniles, ages 10, six, five, and two four-year olds. All were wearing their seat belts, and were transported to by Underwood Rescue to Mercy Hospital, in Council Bluffs.

The inside lanes of both I-80 east- and west-bound were closed until debris from the incident was cleared.