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Council Bluffs man dies in Fremont County crash, Tuesday evening

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April 17th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A man from Pottawattamie County died Tuesday evening in Fremont County, as the result of a collision in a construction zone on Interstate 29 just north of the Bartlett exit (mile marker 25). Authorities say a northbound 2001 Kenworth semi driven by 63-year old Boelio Orihuela, of Bennett, Colorado, was northbound in the southbound lanes of I-29 in a construction area. A 2014 Dodge pickup driven by 24-year old Vincent Flanagan, of Council Bluffs, was northbound in the northbound lanes.

When the semi attempted to crossover into the northbound lanes at the crossover point, it struck the pickup, causing the pickup to rollover. It came to rest on its roof. Flanagan died at the scene. The semi driver was not injured. The accident happened at around 5:45-p.m.