NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A driver has been killed in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 30 just west of North Platte, officials there said.

The crash happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Douglas Thompson, 33, of North Platte, was westbound on the highway when he attempted to pass another car and collided head-on with a southbound sport utility vehicle, investigators said.

Three people in the SUV were taken to an area hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, officials said. The sheriff’s office noted that all three had been wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.

Thompson was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene, investigators said.