One Dead, Two Injured in U.S. Highway 151 Crash in Dubuque County
A fatal crash involving a semi-truck and an SUV on U.S. Highway 151 in Dubuque County Thursday afternoon left one person dead and two others injured.
The accident occurred around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Skyline Drive and Monastery Road, roughly four miles south of Dubuque.
Authorities temporarily closed the highway, reopening the northbound lanes just before 5 p.m., while southbound lanes remained closed for an extended period.
According to the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office, the semi-truck driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to a hospital in Dubuque.
The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, while a passenger from the SUV was taken to the same hospital before being airlifted to University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City.
The name of the deceased will be released Friday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The Iowa State Patrol and Key West Fire Department also responded to the crash. The Iowa State Patrol is investigating the cause of the collision.