One dead after two-vehicle crash in Buffalo County

BUFFALO COUNTY, Neb. (KSNB) - The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a deadly traffic crash near Highway 30 and Cessna Road on Friday.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were called to investigate a two-vehicle crash around two miles east of Elm Creek at 2:13 p.m.

Officials said a westbound sedan crossed the center line to avoid an uninvolved vehicle that was stopped, waiting to turn south on Cessna Road. The sedan struck, head-on, an eastbound full-size pickup truck. Both vehicles ended in a south ditch.

The driver and lone occupant of the westbound sedan was declared dead on scene. The pickup driver was treated on scene and released. The passenger of the pickup was transported to a local hospital for minor injuries.

The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Kearney Police/ Buffalo County Sheriff Fatality Accident Investigation Team, Elm Creek Volunteer Rural Fire and Rescue, CHI-Good Samaritan Hospital Paramedics, Buffalo County Attorney’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol, and Nebraska Department of Transportation.

This incident is still under investigation.

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