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2-vehicle crash just north of Lincoln kills 1 person 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Authorities in southeastern Nebraska say a man has died in a two-vehicle crash just north of Lincoln.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened Monday afternoon at Highway 77 and Interstate 80 when a small sport utility vehicle turning left on a green light at the I-80 off-ramp was hit by a minivan that had run a red light.

Emergency responders rushed two people in the SUV and three people in the minivan to Bryan Health Center West in Lincoln. A passenger in the SUV, Dennis Plautz, died at the hospital.

The crash remains under investigation. No charges had been announced by Tuesday morning.

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