The Council Bluffs Police Department reports one person was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon on Interstate 29. Officers responded to the scene on I-29 southbound near mile marker 53 (the 9th Avenue Exit), at around 4:27-p.m. for a car vs. pedestrian accident.

Upon arrival an adult male was lying on the shoulder of the road unconscious with serious injuries. The driver of the vehicle that struck him was on scene and was cooperative. Authorities say their preliminary investigation shows that the victim was southbound on I-29 and had pulled over to the side of the road and exited his vehicle, in order to remove some debris from the roadway. He was then hit by another southbound vehicle.

The victim was transported to Nebraska Medicine by Council Bluffs Fire Department. His name was being withheld pending notification of family.