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Officials say Grand Island woman killed in Sunday crash

fatal-accidentGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Police in Grand Island have identified a woman killed in a two-vehicle crash at an intersection in the southwest corner of the city.

41-year-old Melissa Brown, of Grand Island, died in the Sunday morning crash.

Police say Brown was driving a large SUV on Husker Highway when she was broadsided by another SUV traveling south on Engleman Road. Police Capt. Jim Duering says the driver of the southbound vehicle, 35-year-old Sheri Jindra, of Lincoln, failed to yield at a stop sign, causing the crash. She suffered minor injuries.

Brown was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her husband and passenger, Roger Brown, received minor injuries.

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