AUBURN, Neb. (KOLN) - One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash south of Auburn Wednesday morning.

The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a two-vehicle crash approximately three miles south of Auburn on Highway 75 at about 3:18 a.m.

The investigation determined that a semi/tractor trailer was traveling southbound on Highway 75 when a northbound Chrysler Town & Country began crossing into the southbound lane. Deputies said the semi driver was unable to avoid the collision, and the van struck the tractor between the front axle and drive axles.

The driver of the tractor was uninjured, and the van driver was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office. The identification of the driver is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

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