Omaha man killed in crash on highway near Gretna

GRETNA, Neb. (AP) - A 42-year-old Omaha man has died in a two-vehicle crash on Nebraska Highway 370 just east of Gretna.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that the crash happened just before 8 a.m. Thursday.

Sarpy County Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Erhart says a southbound car on 186th Street turned left onto the highway and was hit in the driver’s side by a westbound pickup truck. The driver of the car, Scott Hansen, was taken to an Omaha hospital, where he died.

A stretch of the highway around the crash was shut down for about three hours. Officials continue to investigate.

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Information from: Omaha World-Herald, http://www.omaha.com