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Oil spill after crash on Highway 169 in Afton

US-169 & W Jefferson St, Afton, IA 50830 - 6/4/2026 03:49 PM

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews discussed an oil spill on the roadway following a traffic accident near Highway 169 and Jefferson in Afton. Afton Fire was initially paged for roadway cleanup, but the request was later canceled when rain appeared to be washing the oil away.

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Union County Public Safety
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Can you contact FSP to come throw some stuff on this oil?
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Ten 40 .
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Attention Afton Fire, attention Afton Fire.
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Peggy Fry-Goodvin-Kingery Peggy Fry-Goodvin-Kingery

Thats what causes hydroplaning, oil on the streets. Should have been cleaned up. Water doesn't wash away oil. A motorcycle could go sliding easily on that little patch. Of course it's no worse than those patches of tiny rocks the city of Creston puts all over town and on the corners, why I'll never know.

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