A lumbering winter storm has impacted people’s lives in multiple states across the nation throughout the week, with heavy snow in Iowa leading to dangerous travel conditions.
Troopers in the state shut down a section of Interstate 80 west of Newton on Thursday shortly before noon after roughly 40 vehicles were involved in a massive pile-up.
Authorities reported “a few serious injuries” while several other motorists and passengers sustained minor injuries. None of the troopers responding to the incident were injured, Iowa State Patrol officials said.
Several photos of the incident shared on social media by the agency show trucks, along with other cars, slid off the road, as well as a Carbon Express trailer turned on its side on top of another vehicle.
“Be safe as you travel on roadways tonight and in the days ahead,” the agency warned, as “patchy, blowing snow” is still covering many roadways on the east side of the state, with a possibility of leading to more havoc on roads.
The hazardous blizzard-like condition is forecasted to improve in Iowa in the coming days.
