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Suspect smashes into semi-truck while fleeing police
A suspect involved in a police chase crashed at high speed into a tractor trailer at an Iowa intersection on October 28, 2026. (Credit: Iowa DOT via Storyful)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - A police chase in Iowa ended in a violent crash early Wednesday when an SUV fleeing officers slammed into the cab of a FedEx tractor-trailer at an intersection.
The collision happened Oct. 28 at the intersection of 24th Street and Veterans Memorial Highway in Council Bluffs.
Traffic camera footage captured the moment the SUV sped into the intersection with multiple police vehicles pursuing it with their emergency lights activated. The SUV then slammed directly into the cab of the tractor-trailer.
Traffic camera footage captured the SUV speeding through the intersection with multiple police vehicles in pursuit with emergency lights activated. (Credit: Iowa DOT via Storyful)
According to local news outlet WOWT, the SUV driver was taken to an Omaha hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The FedEx truck driver declined medical treatment.
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Video licensing company Storyful said it had reached out to Council Bluffs officials for additional information.
The Source: This story was reported from Los Angeles. Storyful, WOWT contributed.