(Iowa City, Iowa) – A semi tractor-trailer accident Wednesday morning (Nov. 20th) north of Iowa City, has claimed the life of the truck’s driver. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2021 Volvo semi was traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 at mile-marker 245 at around 6:15-a.m., when for reasons unknown, the tractor-trailer left the road and struck a bridge guardrail. Following the collision, the semi entered a ditch and rolled onto the driver’s side. The driver – whose name was not immediately released – died at the scene. They were not wearing a seat belt.

The crash remains under investigation. The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Iowa City Police Department, Iowa City Fire, and the Iowa Dept. of Transportation.