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Lincoln Teen Dies Hours After Collision with Pickup

fatal-accidentLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Friends and family are mourning the loss of a 16-year-old Lincoln teen who died several hours after her vehicle collided with a pickup truck.

Lincoln police said Justice Coleman died Sunday afternoon following the morning crash. Coleman’s vehicle collided with a pickup truck hauling a backhoe in west Lincoln around 9 a.m.

Coleman was a junior at Pius X High School in Lincoln. The school planned to hold services to remember her Sunday evening.

Police said the truck’s driver was taken to a hospital for treatment before being released later on Sunday.

Lincoln Police Capt. Danny Reitan says the cause of the crash is still being investigated.

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