Feb 02, 2021

Sheriff IDs 2 adults, 2 children from Kan. killed in crash in Nebraska

Posted Feb 02, 2021 9:00 AM
First responders on the scene of the fatal crash- photo courtesy WOWT TV
First responders on the scene of the fatal crash- photo courtesy WOWT TV

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say four people from Topeka, Kansas, died in a crash in southeast Nebraska. Cass County Sheriff's Capt. David Lamprecht says the wreck happened Sunday evening on Highway 75 just south of Union, Nebraska.

Lamprecht said a pickup truck driven by a La Vista, Nebraska, man crossed the center line and hit an SUV registered in Topeka.

Those who died at the scene were identified as the SUV driver, 21-year-old, Ashley Bracken; 22-year-old passenger Tatiyana Wade; 4-year-old Malaysia Reece and 5-year-old Keniah Robinson, all of Topeka.

Wade's 20-year-old sister, was hospitalized with serious injuries. The driver of the pickup suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

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NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — A southeast Nebraska sheriff says four people from Kansas died in a crash.

Cass County Sheriff's Capt. David Lamprecht says all those killed in the crash Sunday evening were from Topeka, Kansas. The wreck happened on Highway 75 north of Nebraska City. No other information has been released.