Atlantic firefighters responded this (Friday) morning to reported vehicle fire northeast of town. The page about a vehicle on fire in a ditch just west of Highway 71 on Troublesome Creek Road, went out at around 9:39-a.m. The driver of the vehicle got out safely before fire crews and law enforcement arrived. Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren says 19-year old Dylan Litty, of Atlantic, was traveling westbound on Troublesome Creek, when his brakes apparently failed as he was about to enter a curve in the road.

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The Chevy pickup traveled down a farm drive before entering the northeast ditch where it became engulfed in flames. The vehicle was a total loss. The accident remains under investigation.