Iowa City, Iowa — Nine semi tractor-trailers and six passenger vehicles were involved in a crash Sunday morning in eastern Iowa. Two people died and several others were hurt. The crash happened at around 5:40-a.m. on westbound Interstate 80, near Iowa City, just east of the Solon Exit (Highway 1/mile marker 246). Several other crashes in the eastbound lanes led both directions of I-80 near Iowa City to shut down for hours. A total of 15 vehicles were involved. The westbound lanes of Interstate 80 were closed for over eight hours on Sunday as crews worked to clean up the crash site.

The crash is under investigation, but KCRG reports the Iowa Department of Transportation initially described road conditions as 100% covered with ice. Fog was present in many parts of the state, and with sub-freezing temperatures, some icy roadways developed as a result.