A car accident on Highway 218 Tuesday morning slowed traffic in southern Washington County for a portion of time. It occurred in the northbound lanes of Highway 218 near 282nd street, just south of Old White Way. A pickup truck was involved in the collision and airbags were deployed.

The Iowa State Patrol and Washington County Sheriff’s office responded to the accident. Traffic was slowed and reduced to one lane for some time nearly to Crawfordsville before both lanes were reopened around 10:20 a.m.

KCII News will bring you more information as it becomes official.