Aug 18, 2020

Crop Duster hits power line, crashes in Nebraska

Posted Aug 18, 2020 11:30 PM
Photos courtesy Region 22 Emergency Management
Photos courtesy Region 22 Emergency Management

By Kalin Krohe, Panhandle Post 

On Tuesday, Aug. 18 a crop duster hit power lines and crashed into a corn field in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.

The accident happened north of the City of Scottsbluff just before 9a.m.

"The plane hit a power line causing the plane to crash into a corn field and the power line to came down on Highway 71," said Region 22 Emergency Management. "Then a cattle truck hit the power line causing poles and lines to come down two miles either side of the highway."

The pilot of the plane and driver of the cattle truck suffered minor injuries, according to Region 22 Emergency Management.

No names have been released at this time.