Driver killed in crash with semi west of York

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — One person died Wednesday morning in a crash with a semitrailer west of York.

The crash happened about 10 a.m. at the west junction of Highways 34 and 81, the York County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Authorities said the driver of a car going east on Highway 34 did not stop at a stop sign.

A semi hit the car in the intersection, the sheriff’s office said.

The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver was not seriously injured.

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The crash occurred just one day after a nearby collision claimed the life of a 71-year-old Grand Island man, the sheriff’s office said.

“It’s so horrible,” Lt. Alex Hildebrand said in press release. “We have had two fatality accidents within a ¼ mile of each other in less than 24 hours.”

Six people have been killed in York County crashes since late May.

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