Accident articles related to Des Moines
A driver died in a semi-truck accident near Shenandoah, Iowa. James Kinney, 67, of Council Bluffs, was driving the semi on 370th Avenue when the truck flipped on its side. Kinney was pronounced dead at the hospital.
A woman was killed and a man was injured in a crash on Interstate 80/35 in Des Moines. The incident occurred between the Merle Hay Road and Northwest Second Street exits. The woman, identified as Kimberly Louise Barnhart, died at the scene while the man, William Owen Barnhart, was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Two people were taken to the hospital after a 14-year-old driving a pickup truck ran into the back of a UTV near Riverside, Iowa.
Two people died in an overnight crash on Interstate 80 in Dallas County. A semi-truck slammed into a concrete barrier, causing a fire.
A Waterloo man died after the semi-truck he was driving went off a bridge in Winneshiek County. The driver, Kyle McNeil, 33, died in the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
Two teens were killed in a crash in Union County, Iowa. The incident occurred when a vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by another vehicle. Halsie Lynn Barnes and Ella Jo Leonard died from their injuries. A candlelight vigil is planned in their honor.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a multi-car accident in Tennessee but was uninjured as he traveled in a motorcade to a campaign stop for his 2024 presidential bid.
A man died Friday after crashing his pickup into a wall and utility pole in Des Moines. The crash occurred at 1:19 p.m. on the 2200 block of Washington Avenue. The driver's identity hasn't been released.
A bicyclist died this week after colliding with a vehicle in the Indianola Hills neighborhood of Des Moines. The accident at the intersection of Southeast Sixth Street and Pioneer Road was reported at 4:07 p.m. Wednesday. De'Wayne Lee Cole, 40, of Des Moines, was seriously injured and later died at the hospital.
A head-on collision involving three Chevy Silverado pickups south of Indianola killed two Iowans and seriously injured another. Darrell Davisson, Shane Estes, and Paige Clark were involved in the crash. The driver of one pickup, Davisson, was killed after crashing head-on into a pickup carrying Estes and Clark. The crash remains under investigation.