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North Platte Man Dies After Panhandle Collision

fatal-accidentBIG SPRINGS, Neb. (AP) — A 60-year-old man has died after his pickup collided with a semitrailer on Interstate 80 in the Nebraska Panhandle.

The Nebraska State Patrol says the accident occurred around 4:50 p.m. Sunday about three miles west of Big Springs in Deuel County.

The patrol says the eastbound pickup driven by William Hanson, of North Platte, was sideswiped by another vehicle and ended up in the westbound lanes, where it was struck by the big rig.

The semitrailer driver was identified as 55-year-old Valeriy Kolpakov, who was taken to a Julesburg, Colo., hospital for treatment.

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