Condolences pour in after Council Bluffs family loses siblings in crash by Bennington Kevin Cole World-Herald Staff Writer Sep 14, 2026 Sep 14, 2026 Updated 23 mins ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Condolences are pouring in for a Council Bluffs family that lost two children Saturday in a two-vehicle crash near Bennington.kAmr2:E=J? r@=E6C[ ad[ @7 q=2:C[ H2D AC@?@F?465 5625 2E E96 D46?6 ?62C a_cE9 $EC66E 2?5 q6??:?8E@? #@25[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 DE2E6>6?E 7C@> E96 s@F8=2D r@F?EJ $96C:77VD ~77:46] w6C 3C@E96C[ r2>6C@? r@=E6C[ a_[ @7 r@F?4:= q=F77D[ =2E6C 5:65 2E E96 }63C2D<2 |65:42= r6?E6C]k^Am Caitlyn and Cameron Colter on a family vacation at the end of July in Destin, Florida. COLTER FAMILY kAmr2:E=J? 925 C646?E=J DE2CE65 H@C<:?8 2D 2 4@F?D6=@C 7@C E96 q=2:C r@>>F?:EJ $49@@=D] $96 H@C<65 H:E9 DEF56?ED 7C@> <:?56C82CE6? 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