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15-vehicle pileup on icy Iowa highway kills 2, injures several others

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Two people are dead and several others are injured after a 15-vehicle pileup in icy conditions on Interstate 80 near Iowa City Sunday.

OHIO 46-CAR PILEUP LEAVES AT LEAST 4 DEAD IN WINTER STORM ‘WHITEOUT’ CRASH

A 15-vehicle pileup near Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday left two people dead and multiple others injured, according to state police.

The Iowa State Patrol said the crash happened after several drivers lost control on the icy highway and collided around 5:45 a.m. Nine of the vehicles involved in the crash were semitrailer trucks.

CALIFORNIA CAR CRASH: TESLA PLUNGES 250 FEET OFF CLIFF AT ‘DEVIL’S SLIDE’

Westbound lanes of Interstate 80 were closed for more than eight hours after the crash. Two of the three lanes reopened by 2 p.m.

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“This crash demonstrates the importance of all drivers paying attention, every single minute, to road conditions and potential hazards ahead!” Iowa State Trooper Bob Conrad said in a statement. “Two families now have to adapt and accept a loved one never returning home! These types of crashes can be avoided!”

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