(Council Bluffs) Two people were taken to the hospital following an accident in Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs Police says at 8:51 p.m., a hit-and-run accident happened near the South Expressway and 30th Avenue. At 8:52 p.m., the same red Dodge Charger was involved in another hit-and-run accident near the South Expressway and 23rd Avenue. The car continued northbound at a high rate of speed, lost control, and collided with a tree near the 600 block of S. 6th Street. Responding Officers pulled a three-year-old boy from the wrecked car, and he appeared unharmed. The female driver was alive and unresponsive. The child and the woman, whose name was not released, were taken to an area trauma center.
The Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit is investigating the accident. Anyone with information is encouraged to call 712-328-4948.
