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Man dies after car strikes tree in south-central Nebraska

ALMA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man died after his car ran into a tree in south-central Nebraska.

The accident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Alma. Harlan County deputies say the man was driving west on the south end of town when his car ran across U.S. Highway 183, hit an embankment and then the tree. The driver was pronounced dead at Harlan County Hospital.

The man’s been identified as 58-year-old Gale Berry, who lived in Wilcox. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

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