Dec 15, 2019

4 people die in two different snowy eastern Nebraska crashes

Posted Dec 15, 2019 10:42 PM

ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say four people died in two different crashes in eastern Nebraska Sunday on snowy roads.

Westbound Interstate 80 was closed between Omaha and Lincoln for several hours after a multiple-vehicle crash that happened around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The Ashland Fire Department says two people died at the scene of the I-80 crash near Ashland Sunday, and three other people were taken to hospitals in critical condition.

The National Weather Service said the area had received a little over 1 inch of snow as of early Sunday afternoon.

In a separate incident, the Sarpy County Sheriff's office said two people died when two vehicles collided on southbound Highway 75 beneath the Highway 34 bridge.