UPDATE: Two dead after police chase ends in crash on Highway 30

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Two people were killed in a head-on collision on Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids Friday afternoon. This happened after a police chase that began in Marshall County.

The accident happened around 3:10 p.m. near Highway 30 and Williams Boulevard.

In an accident report, the patrol said a driver fled from law enforcement in Marshall County, leading officers on a chase across four counties. The patrol said the suspect fired at law enforcement during the chase, hitting an occupied police car.

The officers attempted several times, without success, to neutralize the vehicle, according to the report. The patrol said the vehicle was traveling east in the westbound lanes of Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids when officers made a final attempt to stop it. The suspect vehicle then collided head-on with another car.

The report lists two Chevrolet Impalas as the vehicles involved, but does not identify which vehicle either of those killed was in. The names of the two drivers have also not been released.

The Iowa State Patrol is investigating.

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