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NE man injured in Mills County crash Wed. evening

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December 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A Nebraska man was injured during an accident in Mills County Wednesday evening. The Iowa State Patrol says 63-year old John Burr, of Bellevue, NE., was driving a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup southbound on Interstate 29 at around 6:04-p.m., when the vehicle exited the interstate at mile marker 36 and entered the southbound rest area.

The pickup continued south into the truck parking area, where it collided with a parked 2016 Volvo semi. The pickup struck the trailer, striking the driver’s side duals head-on. The pickup came to rest under the trailer.

Burr, who was not wearing a seat belt, was flown by LifeNet helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha. The driver of the semi was not hurt. The accident remains under investigation. Mills County Sheriff’s Deputies and others assisted at the scene.