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(Update) No injuries following tractor-trailer wreck on I-80 in Cass County

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December 30th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our earlier reports, the Iowa State Patrol said Wednesday no injuries occurred when a semi hauling tandem trailers, overturned on westbound Interstate 80, north of Atlantic. The accident happened at around 7-a.m., just west of the Exit 57 overpass.

Westbound traffic was re-routed for more than an hour off I-80 at the exit ramp to County Road N-16/Olive Street, across the highway and back down the ramp to I-80. The actual interstate was blocked for more than 90-minutes.

According to the Patrol, the semi was traveling in the right lane when it went out of control due to the icy conditions. The rig went off to the left, into the median. The rearmost trailer overturned as the tractor re-entered I-80 westbound, and came to rest, blocking both lanes of traffic.

The name of the driver and other information was not immediately available.