One dead, one hospitalized in south Lincoln crash
Nebraska Parkway was shut down in both directions from 14th to 27th Street for nearly four hours
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A deadly crash shut down a large stretch of Nebraska Parkway Monday afternoon.
First responders were called to a serious crash near S. 20th Street and Nebraska Parkway just before 2 p.m.
According to LPD, the driver of a white pickup truck was headed westbound on Nebraska Parkway when the driver of a maroon car on 20th Street attempted to turn eastbound onto Nebraska Parkway. The two vehicles crashed in the intersection.
LPD said Lincoln Fire & Rescue took both drivers to a local hospital with critical injuries. The driver of the maroon car later died from their injuries. The driver of the pickup truck is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The identity of the driver who died is being withheld as officials notify their family.
Nebraska Parkway was shut down in both directions from 14th to 27th Street, but it has since been reopened.
LPD asks those who witnessed the crash to call their non-emergency number at 402-441-6000 or call Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
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