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Fatal Car vs Pedestrian accident in Council Bluffs, Fri. evening

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December 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 3:30-a.m. 12/12)

An adult male pedestrian died Friday evening after being struck by a pickup truck near the intersection of 35th and Broadway, in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police Sgt. Darren Budd, officers were dispatched to the scene at 5:25 PM. The report indicated 65- year old Dan D. Belt, of Council Bluffs, was crossing the street from east to west about half a block south of Broadway on 35th Street, when he was struck by a pickup truck driven by 24-year old Chadwick Pifer, of Council Bluffs.

The sequence of events after Belt was hit remain under investigation. Council Bluffs Fire Department performed CPR and transported the man to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he was pronounced deceased. Speed and intoxication do not appear to be factors in the accident. The CBPD’s Traffic Unit is conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.