Two-vehicle collision causes pickup to erupt in flames in Kearney

KEARNEY, Neb. (NCN) - A pickup is totaled after a two-car collision caused it to burst into flames.

The accident happened just before 9:00 Wednesday night at the intersection of 2nd Ave. and 48th St. in Kearney. The crash involved a southbound pickup and a red sedan. The impact sent the pickup off of the road and into the control box next to the street light on the southwest side of the intersection.

The pickup started on fire almost immediately and the driver exited the vehicle. Kearney Police and the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene to control traffic. The Kearney Volunteer Fire Department arrived shortly after and quickly extinguished the fire.

The crash into the control box knocked out power to some street lights but the traffic signals stayed on.

An ambulance was on scene but left without any patients.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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