A two vehicle crash east of Crofton, Nebraska during the noon hour Tuesday has claimed the life of a Sioux City couple.
The Cedar County Sheriff’s office says 74-year-old William Koontz died when the car he was driving struck a pickup truck near the junction of highways 81 and 12.
Koontz was driving eastbound on highway 12 and the driver of the truck, 90 -year-old Neil Collins of Orleans, Nebraska, was southbound on highway 81.
Koontz, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
his wife, 71-year-old Anita Koontz, died of injuries at Avera Sacred Heart hospital.
She also was not wearing a seat belt.
Collins is being treated for minor injuries at the same hospital. He was wearing safety restraints.
The investigation of the accident is continuing.