ALLIANCE, Neb. (KNOP) – Two severe motor vehicle accidents occurred Sunday afternoon, resulting in one fatality and injuries to another driver.
According to the Alliance Police Department, the first crash happened at 1:35 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 385 and West Third Street, involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle.
Police reported that a southbound passenger vehicle attempted to turn east onto West Third Street and collided with a motorcycle operated by a 17-year-old juvenile, who sustained fatal injuries.
Approximately ten minutes later, at 1:44 p.m., a second crash was reported involving a vehicle that crashed into Bruce Furniture at Ramblin Road and West Third Street.
Authorities stated the driver had recently passed the motorcycle crash scene, became emotionally distressed, and afterwards lost consciousness, leading to the vehicle leaving the roadway and striking the business.
The driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. The crash caused damage to the building.
The Box Butte County Sheriff’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol are investigating the motorcycle crash, while the Alliance Police Department is handling the incident at Bruce Furniture.
The cause of the driver’s reported loss of consciousness is under investigation.
Emergency responders from the Alliance Police Department and Alliance Fire Department were on scene.
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