Car passenger died in Hall County collision, authorities say

CAIRO, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say a car passenger has died in a south-central Nebraska collision.

The accident occurred just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, about four miles east of Cairo (KEHR’-roh). The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says a westbound car driven by 23-year-old Brandon Salyers, of Grand Island, crossed a center line and collided with an eastbound car driven by 29-year-old Colleen Race, of North Platte.

The Sheriff’s Office says a passenger in Race’s car, 41-year-old Terrill Sorensen, of Cairo, died at the scene. Salyers and his passenger, 22-year-old Jesse Adams, of Grand Island, were taken to a Grand Island hospital.

The collision is being investigated.