(Wiota, Iowa) – A collision this (Friday) morning on Interstate 80 in Cass County has claimed the life of a semi tractor-trailer driver from New York. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2023 Kenworth semi was traveling west on I-80 at around 1:10-a.m., when the rig struck the rear of a westbound 2018 Freightliner semi. The collision occurred in the right-hand lane. Following the impact, the Kenworth entered the median and became engulfed in flames.

Iowa DOT still-frame camera image of the crash on I-80 in Cass County ( 4-11-25)

The other semi came to rest on the shoulder of the road.

The driver of the Kenworth – identified as 35-year-old Jagdeep Singh, of Floral Park, NY, died at the scene. The driver of the other semi,  60-year-old Andre Steadman, of Dover, FL, suffered minor injuries. Fire and EMS personnel from Atlantic and Anita assisted at the scene, along with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.