At least two people in Nebraska have died in crashes that were blamed on poor driving conditions during the snowstorm.

Investigators say 63-year-old Michael Hughes, of New Hope, Minn., was killed just before 1 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 80, near the village of Maxwell.

A dispatcher for the Nebraska State Patrol in North Platte says Hughes was a passenger in a vehicle that rear-ended a semi. His wife, 60-year-old Janet M. Hughes, was treated at a local hospital and released.

The second accident was reported at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday in Grand Island. Authorities say 34-year-old Hussein Ahmed of Grand Island was struck by a semi tractor-trailer on Highway 34 after he lost control of his car. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Authorities say both crashes were weather-related.