(Corrected report issued 12:15-p.m. by CBPD)

Council Bluffs Police say no injuries were reported after a trailer came loose this (Monday) morning from a pickup, and caused an accident that involved two vehicles. Authorities say 80-year old Lucas Dennis, of Winnebago, MN., was driving at 2016 Ram pickup pulling a single-axle trailer, when the trailer became unhitched. Both were traveling north on Interstate 29 near Nebraska Avenue at around 6-a.m., when the incident occurred.

Officials say the trailer’s safety chains were attached, but they failed to secure the trailer, and broke apart when the trailer unhitched itself from the pickup. The trailer entered the median and entered the southbound lanes, where it was struck by a 2006 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 41-year old Matthew Ruttle, of Omaha. Ruttle told Bluffs Police that by the time he realized what was happening, he did not have time to evade the errant trailer. After Ruttle’s pickup hit the trailer, the vehicle rolled and ended-up in the median. Ruttle was wearing a seat belt, and while having suffered a minor cut to his forehead, refused medical treatment at the scene.

The trailer remained in the southbound lanes, where it was hit by a 2006 Ford Focus driven by 33-year old Guadalupe Lemus, of Council Bluffs. The impact caused the airbags to deploy in Lemus’ vehicle. He was wearing a seat belt and was not injured. Both vehicles sustained disabling damage. Police cited Lucas Dennis for failure to secure a load.

(9-a.m. News)