JASPER COUNTY – An accident on I-80 in Jasper County on Saturday resulted in the death of an Urbandale man.

Traffic records show that on Saturday morning, around 10:45am, 45-year-old Mebratu Menteso Wonjala of Urbandale was driving a Freightliner tractor eastbound on I-80 when the vehicle entered the median, striking the cable barrier; the vehicle then went between the bridge decks, striking the creek bed. Wonjala reportedly died from his injuries in the accident.