Highway 163 Crash

Multiple emergency response and law enforcement agencies responded to an overturned vehicle alongside Highway 163 west of Otley late Sunday. At approximately 6:45 p.m. crews made their way to the vehicle just east of mile marker 33 on the westbound lane of Highway 163. Traffic was reduced to one lane westbound and closed multiple times for more than an hour. The lone occupant of the vehicle was transported via helicopter to Mercy in Des Moines and his condition is unknown at this time. Multiple agencies assisted at the scene, including the Iowa State Patrol, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Pella Police, Pella Ambulance, and Pella Fire.

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