KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – A North Platte man died one day after a semitrailer truck collided with the SUV he was riding in.
The Nebraska State Patrol says 84-year-old Robert Shantz died on Saturday at a Kearney hospital. The accident that injured him happened on Interstate 80 near Cozad on Friday evening.
Shantz was one of three people in the SUV when the driver stopped in the lane because of an unknown medical issue.
Investigators say the semi was behind the SUV in the same lane could not avoid the collision.
The other two people in the SUV were also injured and hospitalized with severe injuries.