OMAHA, Neb. (DDN) – Due to the snowy circumstances on Monday, West Dodge Road in Elkhorn was closed after a collision that resulted in the death of one person and the injury of two others.
As stated by the investigators, a pickup truck from 1996 Chevrolet K1500 that was being driven by a man who was sixty years old was traveling westbound on West Dodge Road when it veered off the road and spun out.
After that, the truck became caught on a guardrail close to the Skyline Drive bridge, according to the Omaha police. Because of the intensity of the accident, the vehicle was knocked over onto its side.
According to the Omaha police, the front seat passenger, a woman who was sixty years old, was partially ejected and was pronounced deceased at the site of the accident.
According to the authorities, the driver and the passenger in the front middle seat, a kid aged ten, were sent to Bergan Mercy Hospital with injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening.
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According to the authorities, the traffic conditions on the road were a “big factor” in the accident.
Highway 275 in the eastbound direction is currently closed from 240th Street to Skyline Drive, according to a statement posted on social media by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 11:30 in the morning, Skyline Drive and West Dodge Road were both reopened.
During the winter storm that occurred on Monday, there were a number of accidents that were recorded in the Omaha region. The snow was heavy, and visibility was restricted.
Reference: Fatal crash in Monday’s snowy conditions closed West Dodge Road in Elkhorn
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