Woman injured in Highway 5 rollover crash Monday morning
DES MOINES, Iowa — All lanes of traffic are open again after emergency crews responded to the scene of a crash on Highway 5 east of Fleur Drive Monday morning.
The crash happened in the westbound lanes of Highway 5. Sgt. Paul Parizek, spokesperson of the Des Moines Police Department, said it was a single-vehicle rollover crash. An adult woman was injured in the crash but her injuries don't appear to be life-threatening.
Traffic was reduced to one lane at times due to the crash, causing traffic delays. Just before 7:00 a.m., all lanes of traffic were re-opened.
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