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83-Year-Old Dies in Southern Nebraska Collision

fatal-crashSTRANG, Neb. (AP) — An 83-year-old woman has died after a collision on U.S. Highway 81 near Strang in southern Nebraska.

The Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred a little before 2:45 p.m. Sunday. The office says Joan Hendrickson was turning north off Nebraska Highway 74 onto U.S. 81 when her car was struck by a southbound sport utility vehicle.

Hendrickson, of Shickley, was fatally injured. The two people in the SUV were treated at a nearby hospital and released.

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