By SCOTT CARLSON
North Platte Post
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.-A California man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle near Grand Island.
The Hall County Sheriff's office said at around 2:43 a.m., deputies responded to the report of a crash on Interstate 80 near mile marker 310 in the eastbound lanes.
Before deputies arrived on the scene, they were told there had been a secondary accident.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a Nissan pickup pulling a U-Haul trailer was being driven eastbound by Salvador Duque, of Moreno, California, when it was struck from behind by an eastbound Peterbilt semi driven by Helena Coop.
Deputies said a passenger in the Nissan, Hector Stanley Duque, 47, of Moreno, California, exited the vehicle to lend aid to others involved. As he exited the vehicle, he was struck by a passing vehicle.
Authorities said Duque was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident remains under investigation by the Hall County Sheriff's Office with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol.
Interstate 80 was closed for about four hours due to the accident.
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