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Missouri Valley Man Dies in I-29 Collision with Semitrailer Truck Near Council Bluffs
The pickup was stopped in the right lane when the semi struck it, and a passenger in the truck was treated for minor injuries.
- A 60-year-old western Iowa man died Monday afternoon when a semi-truck struck his stationary pickup truck on I-29 northbound near 25th Street in Council Bluffs, according to Iowa State Patrol.
- Marks' pickup truck was stopped in the right lane of I-29 when the semi-truck collided with it around 5 p.m.; investigators have not determined why the vehicle was stationary.
- The semi-truck driver escaped without injury, though a passenger in the truck was hospitalized with minor injuries; video footage captured at least one vehicle engulfed in flames.
- I-29 northbound was closed for several hours following the crash and has since reopened between the N. 16th Street exit and County Road G37 exit.
- The fatality is one of two serious interstate collisions reported Monday, adding to a troubling trend: 102 people have died on Iowa roads this year, 17 more than at the same point in 2025.
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Memorial Day crash on I-29 kills southwest Iowa man
One person died, another was injured, when a semi collided with a pickup Monday afternoon in southwestern Iowa. The accident happened on northbound Interstate 29 near 25th Street in Council Bluffs at around 4:25 PM. The Iowa State Patrol says for reasons unknown, a pickup was stopped on the traveled portion of the road, when […]
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