DES MOINES — A portion of Interstate 35 in central Iowa has reopened after a crash involving a semitrailer closed it for several hours.
West Des Moines police say the crash happened Tuesday morning after a northbound semitrailer struck construction barriers just south of Iowa Highway 5 and overturned. The truck’s fuel tank ruptured and spilled diesel across the highway. The semitrailer struck a second semitrailer in the opposite direction. Two smaller vehicles then hit the second semitrailer.
Three people were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. A fourth person declined medical attention at the scene.
It reopened in the late afternoon.