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2 Dead, 2 Hurt In A Harrison County Crash Wednesday Afternoon
A crash in a road construction zone on Interstate 29 Wednesday afternoon in Harrison County, left two people from Nebraska dead, another Nebraskan and a man from Missouri Valley, injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2012 Nissan Murano (SUV) driven by 57-year-old Tony C. Flowers, SR., of Omaha, was traveling northbound on I-29 a little before 4 pm when the SUV struck the rear of a 2019 Isuzu truck, driven by 39-year-old Michael L. Harper, JR., of Omaha. The crash happened in an area of the road where traffic was being reduced to one lane. The truck crew was putting out cones to guide traffic into the single lane when it was hit. Following the collision, both vehicles entered the median. Tony Flowers, SR., and 45-year-old Tamika J. Powell, of Omaha, died at the scene. Michael Harper, Jr., and 45-year-old Arron M. Scott, of Missouri Valley, were injured in the crash. Harper was flown by Life Flight to the UNMC in Omaha. Scott was transported by Harrison County EMS to the hospital in Missouri Valley. The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office.
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