ODESSA — The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a car – pedestrian vehicle crash that resulted in injury to a 20 year old man on U.S. Highway 30 approximately nine miles west of Kearney.
The crash was reported at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2025.
According to preliminary investigation, a vehicle with trailer was broke down on the side of the highway. Another motorist stopped to render aid.
An occupant of that vehicle that stopped to help, a 20 year old Holdrege, NE man, was struck by a another vehicle driven by a 64 year old Elm Creek woman.
All vehicles involved were on the westbound portion of the roadway.
The injured pedestrian was transported from the scene by LifeNet helicopter to CHI-GSH hospital in Kearney.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by members of the Kearney/Buffalo County Accident Investigation Team (FAIT), Kearney Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Kearney Police Department, GSH-CHI Good Samaritan Hospital Paramedics, LifeNet Helicopter, and Nebraska State Department of Transportation.
The investigation is ongoing into the injury accident.
