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Overturned semi closes eastbound Interstate 80 near Iowa City
May. 4, 2012 11:12 am
The Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the eastbound lanes on Interstate 80 near Iowa City due to an overturned semi-trailer truck.
The accident was reported at 10:50 a.m., and the interstate is now closed at mile post 247, according to spokeswoman Dena Gray-Fisher.
Transportation officials are working to detour motorists off of the Interstate as they clean up the scene. It's unknown at this time whether anyone has been injured in the crash.
Officials don't have an estimated time of when the interstate will reopen.
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