Police in Council Bluffs report six people were injured, one critically, during a rollover accident Tuesday evening in the 3400 block of Veterans Memorial Highway (VMH). Two others escaped injury during the crash. The accident happened at around 6:22-p.m., as 29-year old Anna Sanchez, of Omaha,  who was driving a 2004 Ford Explorer was eastbound on the VMH, approaching 35th Street.

Sanchez told police a red Isuzu Rodeo with a spare tire on the back pulled out in front of her. To avoid striking the Rodeo, Anna attempted to swerve around the vehicle. The Explorer began rotating clockwise and entered the south ditch facing nearly westerly. The vehicle rolled at least one time before coming to rest on its roof.

Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue and Bluffs Police responded to the scene, where there were a total of eight accident victims, all of whom are from Omaha. One of the victims, 16-year old Rosa Sanchez, suffered critical injuries. Seven-year old Gendri Ramirez Sanchez suffered a non-life threatening injury. Both were transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

The driver, and three other passengers ages three, 15 and 17, suffered minor injuries ranging from a bumps and bruises to a broken arm.

The Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit is conducting an investigation into the crash. Anyone with information regarding the Isuzu Rodeo is asked to contact police at 712‐328‐4948 or 712‐328‐STOP.