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(update 9:02-a.m.): I-80 eb in Cass County remains blocked due to a multi-vehicle accident

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January 27th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Cass County, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Transportation reports Interstate 80 eastbound at mile marker 48 (about 1 mile east of Walnut), remains closed due to a multiple-vehicle crash that occurred at around 7:50-a.m.

According to reports, two semi’s collided, with multiple vehicles involved in a chain-reaction crash that followed, include an Iowa Western Community College bus. As many as 15 vehicles were said to have been involved at the crash scene.

No injuries have been reported. Persons on the bus were transferred to another bus and continued on to their destination.