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Heard on: Johnson County Fire/EMS · 1/17/2026 12:14 PM
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We now have a fourth accident from I-80 to mile marker 246 westbound.
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I-80 westbound near mile marker 246 for a blue Dodge truck that went into the ditch and hit a tree under the bridge.
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Multiple accidents reported on I-80 near Iowa City
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to multiple traffic accidents on Interstate 80 westbound near mile marker 246 in Iowa City. One vehicle, described as a blue Dodge truck, went off the road into a ditch and struck a tree under a bridge. The situation may involve minor injuries but further details were not confirmed at the time.
