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Fatal accident in Pott. County, Thursday

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June 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County say one person died and two others were injured during a collision Thursday afternoon. Deputies were dispatched at around 3:52-p.m. to Old Lincoln Highway near Prairie Lane, for a two vehicle accident with injuries. The first deputy to arrive on the scene advised dispatch both drivers were pinned in their vehicles. Crescent Fire and Rescue were able to extricate the drivers from their vehicles

A preliminary investigation indicated 30-year old Bubby Kobes, from Missouri Valley, was driving a 2018 Chevy Impala northbound on Old Lincoln Highway. 53-year old Thomas Madsen, from Missouri Valley, was driving a 2005 Ford F-250 southbound on Old Lincoln Highway. Their vehicles collided as they were negotiating a curve near Prairie Lane.  Madsen was transported to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Medical personnel declared Kobes to be deceased at the scene. A passenger in his vehicle, 36-year old Jason Doiel, of Modale, suffered minor injuries. The accident remains under investigation.