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Alliance Student Has Died of Crash Injuries, Officials Say

fatal-accidentSCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old Nebraska Panhandle student has died of crash injuries at a hospital in Scottsbluff.

The accident occurred Jan. 17 at a rural intersection about 12 miles southwest of Alliance in Box Butte County. Sheriff Tammy Mowry says a vehicle carrying Duncan Cain and two other Alliance High School students went out of control and rolled, injuring all three — Cain most severely. He was flown to a hospital in Scottsbluff. Box Butte County Attorney Charlotte Hood says Cain died there of his injuries.

The accident is being investigated.

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