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Driver injured in Council Bluffs crash

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January 30th, 2016 by admin

The Council Bluffs Police Department reports the driver of a vehicle was found unconscious and injured after a crash Friday night in Council Bluffs.  At approximately 7:00pm police and fire responded to an injury crash in the 3000 block of 9th Avenue in Council Bluffs.

Upon arrival officers located 59-year-old Edward Abraham of Council Bluffs inside a minivan unconscious.  The van had rear-ended an unoccupied parked Ford Crown Victoria.  Abraham was transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs with the extent of his injuries unknown.

The preliminary investigation determined that Abraham went off the right side of the roadway onto the parking lane striking the Crown Victoria.  Both vehicles were pushed about 50 feet west before coming to rest.  Impairment is not suspected and the roadway was closed for approximately 1 1/2 hours in both directions during the investigation and was fully opened at 9:00pm Friday. The crash is still under investigation.