MINDEN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 16-year-old driver has died in a south-central Nebraska car crash.

The accident occurred a little before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, about 4½ miles northeast of Minden. The Kearney County Sheriff’s Office says Austin Beitler, of Minden, was driving west on R Road when the car crashed. Beitler was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident is being investigated.