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Fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident in Hamburg, Thursday

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January 26th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Hamburg, Iowa) – Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope says a 77-year-old Hamburg resident died Thursday evening, after he was struck by a passing pickup truck. The accident happened at around 6:06-p.m., near the intersection of Main Street and E Street. in Hamburg. The resident was carrying items to his vehicle from a local community center when he was struck. The man, whose identity was being withheld, pending notification of family, died from his injuries at a nearby hospital.

The driver of the vehicle, a 2001 Ford F-150, was identified as 77-year-old Nancy Bartles, of Rock Port, Missouri. Bartles was uninjured.

The incident remains under investigation by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. Hamburg Fire and Rescue responded to the call.