One Dead Following Accident Northeast Of Ashfalls Saturday

A Pierce man was killed in an accident near the Antelope and Knox County lines Saturday morning.

According to the Nebraska State Patrol, 32-year-old Dana Ziegenbein died as a result of a one vehicle accident about a half-mile west of the junction with 522 Avenue on 872 Road, or about 4 miles northeast of Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park.

The accident happened just before 7 a.m. According to the Nebraska State Patrol, Ziegenbein was eastbound when he left the road and struck a bridge. His vehicle left the road again, rolled multiple times before coming to rest in a tree-line, pinning Ziegenbein beneath his truck.

The accident remains under investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol.