A single vehicle accident at around 11:40-a.m. today (Wednesday), in Council Bluffs, resulted in a death and one person critically injured. Council Bluffs Police say a vehicle traveling South on Oakland Drive lost control and went through the intersection of Oakland and Kanesville striking the North side of the Omni Center parking garage.

Once officers arrived they located the driver trapped in the vehicle. The Council Bluffs Fire department was able to extricate the driver but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger of the vehicle was transported to University of Nebraska Medical Center in very critical condition.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The names of the parties involved will be released once notification of family has been completed