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Authorities say pedestrian died after being hit by car

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a pedestrian died at a hospital after being struck by a car near Kearney in south-central Nebraska.

The accident occurred around 8 p.m. Tuesday, about a mile and a half west of Kearney. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office says the car was westbound on a gravel road when it struck the man. He died later at a Kearney hospital. An autopsy has been ordered.

The names of those involved haven’t been released.

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