Deadly Saunders County Accident Caused By Icy Road

SAUNDERS COUNTY, Nebraska - One person is dead after an accident on icy Highway 77 near Mead.

The Saunders County Sheriff's Office reports that a pickup lost control and slid into oncoming traffic about a mile north of Mead. That pickup hit an oncoming Jeep.

A passenger in the pickup died at the scene. The driver of the pickup was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Another passenger was treated at the scene.

The driver of the Jeep was taken to a hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.

The accident remains under investigation. This is one of dozens of accidents in eastern Nebraska due to freezing rain.


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