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UW history professor dies in car accident

Posted: Sep 7, 2010 6:28 PM

LARAMIE, Wyo. - A University of Wyoming history professor has died in a car crash.

Adrian Bantjes (BANT-jez) was an associate professor who focused on Latin American history. He had been at UW since 1991.

According to a statement from UW, the 50-year-old Bantjes was killed in a head-on crash at about 8:15 p.m. Friday, about 11 miles south of Saratoga on Wyoming Highway 130. Bantjes' wife and daughter were also injured in the crash.

UW President Tom Buchanan called Bantjes' death a tremendous loss for the university. Buchanan says Bantjes was well-liked by students and colleagues alike.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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