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Around 12 vehicles damaged in I-35/80 lumber accident, Iowa State Patrol reports

Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla told Local 5 that lumber fell out of a pickup truck's cargo bed, striking around a dozen vehicles Thursday morning.

URBANDALE, Iowa — Falling lumber from a pickup truck caused standstill traffic in the westbound lanes of I-35/80 at 86th St in Urbandale early this morning. 

Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla told Local 5 that lumber fell out of a pickup truck's cargo bed, hitting "approximately a dozen vehicles" around 6 a.m.

No injuries were reported, but many of the vehicles did "sustain disabling damage," Dinkla noted.

Local 5 will update this story as more information becomes available.

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