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Sheriff: Man killed in head-on crash near North Platte
Second fatal accident this week in Lincoln County
Thursday, July 16th 2020, 8:14 AM CDT
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Head on collision accident on Hwy 30 between Hershey and North Platte Wednesday evening.
Kaylie Crowe
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.