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(Update) Bluffs accident victims ID’d

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May 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department have identified the victims of a single-vehicle accident that occurred Wednesday night in Council Bluffs, as two men from Nebraska. The driver and most critically injured occupant of the car was identified as 33-year old Ramon Garcia. His passenger, who suffered minor injuries, was identified as 27-year old Victor Ramirez-Lopez. Both men are from Omaha.

According to Bluffs Police, the accident happened at around 10:30-p.m. off Interstate 29, just north of the 9th Avenue exit. A 2001 Kia Sportage driven by Garcia left the road and collided with a tree.

The accident remains under investigation. No charges have been filed at this time, due to the seriousness of Garcia’s injuries.