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East Post Road reopens following crash
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash along East Post Road in southeast Cedar Rapids.
Crews were called to the scene between Trailridge Road and Cottage Grove Parkway at about 2:30 Monday afternoon. Police closed East Post Road for a period of time, but the road reopened shortly after 4 p.m..
According to Cedar Rapids police Lt. Jerry Potter, an adult female, an infant and a 15-year-old child were extricated, by Cedar Rapids firefighters, from the minivan they were traveling in after it was involved in a collision with a city-owned pick-up.
The three were transported to Mercy Medical Center to be checked for injuries. No other details are available at this time.
Emergency personnel wait for firefighters to stabilize a minivan that came to rest down an embankment along East Post Rd. SE near the intersection with Trailridge Rd. SE on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (SourceMedia Group News/Jim Slosiarek)
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