GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say a 10-year-old girl died when a van driven her 14-year-old sister went off the highway and crashed into a ravine in Howard County in central Nebraska.
The sheriff’s office says Shelby Koperski, of Elba, died in the accident Monday morning near Elba. Officials say she was in the back of the van and was ejected. The van ended up on top of her.
The sheriff’s office says the driver, Amy Koperski, lost control of the van. Authorities say Amy Koperski and the girls’ mother, 49-year-old Anne Koperski, who was a passenger in the front seat, were injured.