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Heard on: Wright IA Interop Group Calls · 1/16/2026 03:25 PM
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Starting to have a trooper that can start for a 1050 PI south on the off ramp to Melrose.
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Unknown injuries at this time.
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Crash on Highway 218 injures one person

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible traffic accident with injuries on Highway 218 near the Melrose off-ramp in Iowa City. At least one person was reported on the ground in the roadway. Iowa City units and state troopers were dispatched, and the southbound ramp was temporarily blocked for traffic control.

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