116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
One killed in Mount Vernon Road crash
UPDATE: One person was killed in an accident today in the 2300 block of Mount Vernon Road SE, police confirmed.
The crash was reported around 1:30 p.m.
According to police spokesperson Cristy Hamblin, the driver of a car crossed the center line of Mount Vernon Road around 1:30 p.m. and hit a dump truck head-on.
The crash closed the road in the area. Traffic was being advised to seek an alternate route.
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Emergency personnel tend to the scene of a collision between an automobile and a corn hauler along Mount Vernon Rd. SE near the intersection of 23rd St. SE on Monday, March 4, 2013, in southeast Cedar Rapids. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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