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Jackknifed semi-trailer truck blocks Interstate 380 bridge in downtown Cedar Rapids
The Gazette
May. 27, 2021 12:00 pm, Updated: May. 27, 2021 2:23 pm
Cedar Rapids police responded to a jackknifed semi-trailer truck blocking the southbound lanes of Interstate 380 in downtown Cedar Rapids Thursday morning.
According to public safety spokesperson Greg Buelow, the single-vehicle crash happened just south of Seventh Street East shortly after 11 a.m. The semi struck a concrete barrier. No injuries were reported.
All southbound lanes were blocked and traffic was diverted. Tow vehicles moved the semi and the lanes were reopened by 12:35 p.m., police said.
Semi-trailer truck jackknife crash Thursday on southbound Interstate 380 in downtown Cedar Rapids. (Iowa Department of Transportation image)
Semi-trailer truck jackknife crash Thursday on southbound Interstate 380 in downtown Cedar Rapids. (Photo by Todd Miskimen)