Wind causes camper and pickup truck crash on i-80, Grinnell IA


Strong wind caused a camper and pickup truck to crash on eastbound I-80 near Grinnell. Emergency responders are at the scene but cannot reach the driver. Traffic lanes are blocked due to the accident.
Audio|Source: Poweshiek County Public Safety
01:11
Transcript:
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John White City, Dallas County, R1 call 11 to Wednesday. The House County, go ahead. To Wednesday, Dallas County, R1 call 11 to Wednesday. The House, go ahead. They're a report of a crash. I-80106, Eastbound report that...
00:26
Wind caught a camper and drives the pickup truck over multiple airbags of swimming. They can't make contact with the driver. Have you guys eastbound 1L6? 4 from 7 are you close to me yet?
00:56
Just a little bit behind you. I was just trying to keep people over on that hill. Just come right up behind me. Soon the fire department gets out of here, we can get both lanes going.
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I-80, Grinnell, IA
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