KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man riding a lawn mower has died after it was hit by a truck on U.S. Highway 30.

The Buffalo County Attorney’s Office says in a news release that the eastbound truck struck the riding mower about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday on the west side of Kearney. The man was pronounced dead after he was taken to a Kearney hospital.

He was identified as 56-year-old Larry Timmons, of rural Kearney.

An autopsy has been scheduled.