(Wiota, Iowa) – A collision this (Friday) morning on Interstate 80 in Cass County has claimed the life of a semi tractor-trailer driver from New York. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2023 Kenworth semi was traveling west on I-80 at around 1:10-a.m., when the rig struck the rear of a westbound 2018 Freightliner semi. The collision occurred in the right-hand lane. Following the impact, the Kenworth entered the median and became engulfed in flames.
The other semi came to rest on the shoulder of the road. 
The driver of the Kenworth – identified as 35-year-old Jagdeep Singh, of Floral Park, NY, died at the scene. The driver of the other semi, 60-year-old Andre Steadman, of Dover, FL, suffered minor injuries. Fire and EMS personnel from Atlantic and Anita assisted at the scene, along with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.
