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7 Injured, 1 Killed in Saunders County Crash

Saunder CountyLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A crash between a church van and another vehicle just north of Colon has killed one person and injured about seven more.

Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz says a northbound church van carrying about 12 passengers tried to make a U-turn and crashed into a southbound vehicle around 8 p.m. Monday on Nebraska 109.

One person inside the other vehicle died and the other was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

About half a dozen passengers from the van were taken to local hospitals with injuries that aren’t considered to be life-threatening.

A firefighter directing traffic also sustained an injury that’s not life-threatening.

Stukenholtz says officials are working to identify everyone involved. The person who died hasn’t been identified pending notification of family members.

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