(AP) — Authorities say two drivers have been killed in a head-on collision near Murray in eastern Nebraska.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 75. The office says a southbound car driven by 21-year-old Efrain Soto, of Omaha, crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a vehicle driven by 43-yaer-old Dion Higgins, of Nebraska City.

Both men were pronounced at the scene.

The accident and subsequent investigation forced the shutdown of the highway for seven hours.