One person is dead after a crash in eastern Iowa this morning.
According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, a tow truck operator was helping a bus that broke down on the shoulder of Interstate 80 just after 2:05 a.m. Monday .
The tow truck operator was outside of his vehicle on westbound I-80 near mile marker 302 in Bettendorf when they were struck by a Jeep Patriot.
The crane operator died in the accident. He has been identified as Mark Muske, 52, of Davenport.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, the investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.
We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
Saturday crash kills Buchanan County man
A 50-year-old Hazleton man died Saturday when he lost control of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was riding. The crash, which happened Saturday afternoon near 118th Street and Indiana Avenue in Hazleton, also left one person injured.
Bradley Johnson, 50, of Hazleton, was driving the motorcycle when he lost control, according to the Iowa State Patrol. He and Sara Johnson, 46, also of Hazleton, were thrown into the ditch after the crash.
Bradley Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Sara Johnson was injured and transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
A central Iowa man was killed in an early morning crash Saturday
Just before 2:20 a.m. Saturday, a man died when he was struck by a semi on I-35.
The Iowa State Patrol says William Kirkman, 48, of Slater, Iowa, was killed when he exited his vehicle and was struck by a semi on southbound I-35 near mile marker 101.
The driver of the semi was not injured.
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