WISNER, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say a collision involved three vehicles fatally injured a woman in northeast Nebraska.
The accident occurred around 7:50 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. Highway 275 west of Wisner. The Cuming County Sheriff’s Office says a rear-end collision occurred, followed by ricochet collision as drivers slowed for a semitrailer that was turning into a farm drive.
Authorities say 28-year-old Rachael Kucera died later at a West Point hospital. She lived in Stanton.
Another of the drivers, 19-year-old Alexander Ausdemore, of Wisner, also was taken to the hospital. The third driver involved, 28-year-old Chaundra Hasenkamp, of West Point, declined an ambulance trip but was taken by private vehicle to be checked for injuries.
The accident is being investigated.
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