Semi Driver Trapped after Buchanan County Rollover

A semi driver was trapped inside his vehicle after a rollover in Buchanan County on Thursday afternoon.

The Independence Fire Department says they were dispatched shortly before 1 pm for mutual aid to assist the Winthrop Fire Department for a semi rollover with entrapment at the intersection of 220th Street and Nathan Bethel Avenue. 

On the scene, crews worked to extricate the driver from the semi. After about thirty minutes, the driver was freed from the semi and then transported to the hospital. Crews remained on scene while crews from Tegeler’s wrecker uprighted the semi. 

The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch & Deputies, Iowa State Patrol, Buchanan County Secondary Roads, & St. Luke’s LifeGuard Air Ambulance all assisted at the scene.

photo courtesy of Independence Fire Department