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Timelapse video shows deadly 70 car pile-up in Iowa

AMES, IOWA (KRON) – The Iowa Department of Transportation released video of Monday’s deadly car crash near Ames, Iowa.

One person died and several others were severely injured in the pile-up involving about 70 cars, according to the Iowa DOT.

WISH-TV’s sister station WOI-DT has learned that the deceased victim is from Missouri; his name is Dana Easter.

The video captures a chain reaction of crashes on northbound Interstate 35.

Cars collided with one another after a bus rear-ended a semi.

First responders from several nearby agencies responded to the crash and got drivers to safety.