Four people suffer life-threatening injuries in Otoe County UTV crash
OTOE COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - Four people suffered life-threatening injuries after a UTV crash in Otoe County on Sunday.
The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle injury crash at the intersection of Highway 128 and County Road 38 involving a pickup truck and a UTV at 11:12 a.m. Deputies arrived at the scene and began providing medical aid and lifesaving measures to four juvenile victims from the UTV until fire and rescue agencies from Talmage, Nebraska City and Syracuse responded to provide medical care.
One juvenile from the UTV was flown from the scene by helicopter to Bryan Health. The other juveniles from the UTV were transported to Syracuse Area Health and later transferred to Bryan Health for serious injuries.
The driver of the pickup, 41-year-old man from Nebraska City, was not injured.
According to the sheriff’s office, the UTV was traveling southbound on County Road 38, struck the pickup at the intersection as it was traveling eastbound on Highway 128.
The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation.
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