Country Singer Abby Nicole Dies in UTV Crash at 25

08/31/2017 04:13 pm EDT

Abby Nicole (née Abby Uecker), a 25-year-old up-and-coming country singer, passed away early Sunday morning after being involved in a UTV crash.

The singer had performed at a country fair with her band just hours before the fatal accident. The incident happened at the Thayer County Fairgrounds in Deshler, Nebraska, according to News Channel Nebraska.

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The sheriff's office responded to reports that a woman had been injured near the racetrack at 4:20 a.m. They transported her to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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No further details about the accident have been released at this time.

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