By LuAnn Schindler
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Buggy, pickup crash remains under investigation
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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 Hospital.
According to NSP Public Relations Director Cody Thomas, "Their injuries were believe to be non-life-threatening."
Elva Mae Otto was also transported to AMH. She was life-flighted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, with serious injuries.
Ewing Rescue transported the driver of the pickup, a 16-year-old male, to Avera St. Anthony Hospital in O'Neill. His injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.
The Antelope County Sheriff's Office, Neligh Police Department, Orchard Rescue, Ewing Rescue and NSP responded to the scene.
Additional details were unavailable at press time.
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