A southwest Nebraska man has been killed in a crash after his vehicle hit a deer.

The accident occurred a little before 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Nebraska State Patrol says 64-year-old Edward Johnson, of Palisade, was about a quarter mile east of Palisade on U.S. Highway 6 when his car hit the deer. The car went out of control and rolled.

Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.