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Sheriff: 1 killed in 2-vehicle crash in Custer County
One person has died in a fiery two-vehicle crash in central Nebraska’s Custer County, investigators there said.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021, 10:43 AM CDT
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BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) — One person has died in a fiery two-vehicle crash in central Nebraska’s Custer County, investigators there said.
The crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday on state Highway 70 about 7 miles east of Westerville, television news partner KSNB reported. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened when a westbound car driven by Peggie Myers, 58, of Broken Bow, crossed the center line, hit another car and burst into flames.
Myers was taken to a Broken Bow hospital, where she later died of her injuries. The 23-year-old driver of the other car was flown to a Kearney hospital, where she remained in critical condition Wednesday morning, KSNB reported.