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2 hurt in Pott. County rollover accident

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April 29th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Two men were injured during a pickup truck rollover accident Thursday afternoon, in Pottawattamie County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 1999 Ford Ranger pickup driven by 20-year old Austin Hatfield, of Wilbur, NE., was traveling westbound on I-80 near mile marker 27, when the vehicle went out of control and exited the road before rolling over and coming to rest upright, in a ditch. The accident happened at around 12:48-p.m.

Hatfield was flown by LifeNet to the UNMC in Omaha. His passenger, 30-year-old Kodie Smith, of Ridgeway, MO., was transported by Minden Rescue to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Both victims were wearing their seat belts.