HERSHEY — A 36-year-old North Platte woman suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning on U.S. Highway 30 just outside Hershey.
The woman, who was taken to Great Plains Heath by ambulance, was driving an eastbound Honda Accord that crossed the center line and struck the rear axle of a westbound semitrailer truck, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Heath Bellinger.
The semi driver, a Hershey man, was not injured in the crash, which occurred at mile marker 165 about 8:30 a.m.
Officials stopped and diverted traffic for a half-hour after the accident, and Bellinger said the highway was restricted to one lane for about four hours as crews cleared debris.
The crash remained under investigation. Bellinger said alcohol and drugs are not suspected as factors.
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