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11/14/23
A GoFundMe account has been set up for a University of Iowa student injured in a fatal traffic accident in Dubuque over the weekend.
The Iowa State Patrol says the incident happened at 5:45 Saturday night on Highway 61 near the bridge over the Mississippi River. The official accident report says a 2021 RAV4 became disabled when it struck a wheelbarrow that was in the roadway. As the occupants were outside assessing the damage, they were hit by a passing 2011 Kia Forte. One person was killed, and three others were injured.
Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority tell KCJJ one of those injured was Wiam Elkhalifa, a UI student and member of the sorority. Elkhalifa was airlifted to the UI Hospitals and Clinics with critical injuries.
The injuries include broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken leg, facial trauma, a broken jaw, and internal bleeding. Alpha Kappa Alpha has set up a GoFundMe page for Elkhalifa at https://gf.me/v/c/dhsh/Donate-to-help-Wiam-get-to-a-quick-recovery.
The accident remains under investigation.