Fire truck strikes chopper blade at SE Iowa accident site

MEDIAPOLIS -- A MedForce helicopter out of Burlington was grounded late Monday night after it was struck by a Mediapolis Fire Department truck on its way to another accident. ...

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From Iowa State Patrol Crash Report

VEH 1 WAS AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT AT 260TH AND HWY 61VEH 2 HAD LANDED JUST SOUTH OF 260TH ST AND SHUT DOWNVEH 1 RECEIVED A CALL OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT SOUTH OF MEDIAPOLISAND STARTED SB ON HWY 61 AND STRUCK THE ROTOR OF VEH 2WITH ONE OF THE UPPER DECK LIGHTS MINOR DAMAGE TO VEH 1 ANDDISABLING DAMAGE TO VEH 2 HELICOPTER REMAINS AT THE SCENE UNTILMORNING WHEN REPAIRS WILL BE MADE

VEH 2 HAD LANDED JUST SOUTH OF 260TH ST AND SHUT DOWN

VEH 1 RECEIVED A CALL OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT SOUTH OF MEDIAPOLIS

AND STARTED SB ON HWY 61 AND STRUCK THE ROTOR OF VEH 2

WITH ONE OF THE UPPER DECK LIGHTS MINOR DAMAGE TO VEH 1 AND

DISABLING DAMAGE TO VEH 2 HELICOPTER REMAINS AT THE SCENE UNTIL

MORNING WHEN REPAIRS WILL BE MADE

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