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3 hurt in Fremont County crash, Thursday afternoon

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June 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

An accident Thursday afternoon in Fremont County resulted in three people, all from Columbia, Missouri, being transported to the hospital The Iowa State Patrol said Friday, 59-year-old Leo Holden was traveling north on Highway 275 in a 2006 Pontiac G6, when for unknown reasons, the car left the roadway to the right. When Holden over-corrected, the vehicle entered the east ditch and rolled once, coming to rest on its top. The accident took place at around 4:40-p.m., north of Sidney.

Authorities say Holden suffered undisclosed injuries, and was transported by Tabor Rescue to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. Two passengers in his vehicle suffered serious injuries, and were also taken to Nebraska Medicine: 52-year-old Angelic Holden and 53-year-old Kimberly Overton. The Patrol says Angelic Holden was completely ejected from the car through the roof.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Tabor Rescue, Sidney Fire and Rescue, LifeNet out of Clarinda, and numerous other first responders all responded to the scene.