North Carolina man killed in central Nebraska crash involving three semis
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A semitrailer driver was killed Sunday afternoon in a crash on Interstate 80 in central Nebraska.
The Nebraska State Patrol said the crash happened around 12:30 p.m. on I-80 near Elm Creek, just west of Kearney.
A semi was parked on the westbound shoulder in a construction zone when it was struck by another semi that was hauling a piece of agriculture equipment.
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I-80 EB & WB @ MM 256 CLOSED. Due to a crash. Use alt route.https://t.co/Q1lBphK6xK pic.twitter.com/ZYFI5eBkTJ— Nebraska 511 (@Nebraska511) April 21, 2024
The crash caused the ag equipment to go into the eastbound lanes and hit an oncoming semi, according to the patrol.
The driver of the eastbound semi — 49-year-old Viacheslav Nadolinkskiiof Dallas, North Carolina — was killed in the crash.
The two other drivers suffered minor injuries and have since been released from the hospital.
An investigation is ongoing. The crash shut down I-80 for about five hours.
