Fatal incident reported at Jacobson Warehousing

An incident at Jacobson Warehousing on Tuesday morning left one injured and one dead, according to reports from the Newton Police Department.

At 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Newton officers responded to the parking lot of Jacobson Warehousing for a semi-pedestrian accident.

Upon arrival, officers found 63-year-old James Harder of Omaha, Neb., and 39-year-old Cynthia Avitt of Grinnell injured after being pinned between the trailer tires of two semis.

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