Accident articles related to River County
Emergency personnel said three people were transported with injuries from the scene of a crash Tuesday afternoon in northwest Omaha. OPD dispatch told our partners at 6 News that one victim was transported in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.
A Sidney man died and another was injured in a motorcycle and sedan collision in Sidney, Nebraska. Garrett Tvrs, 33, passed away from his injuries at 6:25 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
Alexander M. Schoneweis, 20, died in a single-vehicle crash near Roca on Saturday night. Schoneweis lost control of the vehicle, striking a utility pole. Speed is believed to have been a factor.
Four people were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Syracuse on Saturday. A pickup traveling south on Road 32 failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a westbound pickup on the highway. The crash briefly closed Highway 2 westbound traffic and later restricted travel to one lane.
One person was pronounced dead in a Lincoln car accident. The driver of a 1953 Chevy lost control of the vehicle, going off the road and into a ditch. The vehicle reportedly collided into a wooden utility pole.
Emergency crews responded to a multiple vehicle accident on Highway 2 in Syracuse with one person ejected and multiple injuries reported. Traffic was delayed for accident reconstruction.
A single-vehicle accident in Stanton, Nebraska resulted in injuries and an arrest. Tiffany Robinson and a Fremont man were taken to hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries. Robinson was arrested for reckless driving and driving under the influence.
A driver died in a crash near Merna, Nebraska on Monday afternoon. The crash involved a 2017 Ford Excursion that left the road, hit an embankment, and caught fire. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident.
Two people are in the hospital following a single-car accident in central Nebraska. The vehicle was traveling northbound on Bader Park Road when it entered a ditch and rolled. Both were transported to a local hospital.
A woman was transported to the hospital after a GMC Sierra crossed the southbound lane, left the road, and flipped into a ravine.