Buggy, pickup crash remains under investigation

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Buggy, pickup crash remains under investigation

April 1, 2021

LuAnn Schindler

Traffic alert • A road sign, alerting traffic to potential horse and buggy traffic, is posted near the westbound lane of U.S. Highway 20, on the outskirts of Orchard. No additional signs are posted between this spot and the 45B spur, approximately five miles west.

An accident that happened Wednesday, along U.S. Highway 20, approximately two miles west of Orchard, remains under investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol.

At approximately 3:45, on March 24, the Antelope County Law Enforcement Center received several 911 calls reporting a crash involving a pickup and a horse-drawn buggy on Highway 20. According to Nebraska State Patrol authorities, both vehicles were westbound at the time of the collision.

Calvin and Elva Mae Otto, and their infant daughter, were occupants in the buggy. Calvin and the infant were transported to Antelope Memorial Hospita...

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