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Two Dead In Iowa Big Rig Crash

By Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2023 | 9:54 AM

(Des Moines, IA)  —  Two people are dead after an 18-wheeler crashed and caught fire Thursday night along I-80.   It happened just before 11:30 in Dallas County.  Iowa State Patrol troopers say the tractor trailer was heading east, left the roadway and slammed into a concrete barrier.  The big rig, hauling flammable materials, jack-knifed and then went up in flames.  ISP says two people in the cab were trapped and died.  A follow up investigation is still ongoing.

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