STANTON COUNTY - One person is recovering after a car accident in Stanton County.

The Stanton County Sheriff's Office says authorities responded to a two-vehicle accident at the Highway 275 and Highway 15 Junction on Thursday evening around 5:45 p.m.

Authorities say the accident happened when a pickup driven by a 24-year-old from Fairbury tried to turn north onto Highway 15 and failed to yield to a westbound SUV driven by a 58-year-old from Long Pine, causing the collision.

One person was taken to Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk by Wisner Rescue.

The Sheriff's Office says seatbelts were in use and airbags did deploy. 

Both vehicles were considered total losses and Wisner Police and the Cuming County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.