Icy roads caused accidents across Kimball County. On the 19th, a motorinst lost control of his pickup and rolled it, 2 miles north of Kimball.
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Icy roads caused accidents across Kimball County. On the 19th, a motorinst lost control of his pickup and rolled it, 2 miles north of Kimball. There were no injuries, but the vehicle was totaled. On the 20th, a driver of a car eastbond on Interstate 80, hit a dump truck which was also eastbound. Two children in the car received minor injuries. Another accident occurred 4 miles east of Kimball in which a car rear ended a dump truck. No injuries occurred in this accident.
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