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1 man killed, another injured in Pottawattamie County crash

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December 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

An accident near Underwood Monday evening has claimed one life of one man and resulted in injuries to another.  According to media reports, the crash happened at around 5-p.m. near 240th and Railroad Highway south of Underwood.  Pottwattamie County Sheriff’s officials said the men were traveling south on Railroad Highway in a late model Mazda 3 sedan, when the car went out of control and rolled several times. Both men were thrown from the car.  One died at the scene, the other was flown by helicopter to the Creighton University Medical Center. Their names weren’t immediately released, and the cause of the crash remained under investigation.