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Fatal motorcycle accident on Highway 30 near Chelsea

A Des Moines man is dead following a collision Sunday afternoon east of Tama on U.S. Highway 30.

Bin Sei Cho, 23, was traveling westbound on Highway 30 around 4 p.m. Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a transit van being driven by Gordon Galloway, 59, of St. Charles, Ill.

Galloway was attempting to cross the four-lane highway on county road V18 in southeast Tama County.

Cho was pronounced dead on the scene and Galloway was transported by Tama Ambulance to UnityPoint Health in Marshalltown with injuries.

According to police reports, the van failed to yield while crossing the four-lane intersection.

The Iowa State Patrol received assistance Sunday from the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, Tama Police and EMS, Belle Plaine Police, Fire and EMS and Chelsea Fire.

An investigation of the crash is now underway by the Iowa State Patrol.