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(Update) 4 transported to the hospital following crash near Griswold

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August 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Four people were transported to hospitals in Atlantic and Omaha after an SUV and a pickup collided Friday morning, west of Griswold. In an update to our earlier story, KETV in Omaha reports two of the victims were taken by medical helicopter to an Omaha hospital. The other two were taken by ambulance to an Atlantic hospital. No names had been released as of early Friday afternoon.

Authorities said a Cadillac Escalade and a Chevy S-10 collided, with both vehicles ending up in a nearby ditch. Emergency crews from Griswold and Carson responded to the call, along with Medivac Ambulance, from Atlantic. The accident happened along Highway 92 at around 10:25-a.m, near the intersection with 500th Street. The roadway in the area was closed to traffic for about an hour following the crash. Two of the victims were trapped in one of the vehicles and had to be extricated by mechanical means.

The accident remains under investigation.