Nebraska
Nebraska man seriously injured after being hit by semi near Columbus
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man was flown to a Lincoln hospital Friday after being hit by a semitrailer near Columbus.
The Platte County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:30 a.m. to a crash on Highway 81, just south of Columbus.
A 29-year-old Osceola man stepped into the northbound lanes in front of a semi, according to the sheriff’s office.
The man was taken to Columbus Community Hospital. He was later flown to a Lincoln hospital with internal injuries, the sheriff’s office said.
Alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 402-564-3229 or Platte County Area Crime Stoppers at 402-563-4000.