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Officials identify victims in rollover accident near Lovelock

LOVELOCK - Officials have identified a California driver, 73, with life-threatening injuries and his 66-year-old wife, who died after a rollover accident outside of Lovelock.

The Nevada Highway Patrol said Viktor P. Kovalev of Sacramento had been veering to the side of Interstate 80 when he overcorrected and rolled his Honda Civic about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday.

His wife, Rita N. Kovalev, died at the scene of the crash in Churchill County .

The unconscious driver was airlifted to a hospital in Reno, where he remained in critical condition Friday morning.

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