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Officials: Woman Hit by Semitrailer on O’Neill Street Dies

car-pedestrian-accidentO’NEILL, Neb. (AP) — Officials say an 87-year-old O’Neill woman hit by a semitrailer as she crossed a street in town has died.

Phyllis Larson died at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where she was flown after the incident.

Investigators say Larson was crossing East Douglas Street in O’Neill a little before 12:30 p.m. Thursday when she was hit by the truck, driven by a 39-year-old South Dakota man.

Investigators say the driver was turning west onto Douglas Street when he hit Larson.

The accident was investigated by the O’Neill Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol.

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