A 54-year-old man from Benkelman died Sunday after he was pinned between two semitrailer trucks in Wauneta,Ìýaccording to the Nebraska State Patrol.
Brian Stute had parked his semi at a grain elevator near an intersection to unload a trailer full of grain, State Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas wrote in an email.
He was at the rear of the trailer unrolling a tarp when the driver of another semi, a 40-year-old Wauneta woman, parked behind his trailer, according to the patrol.
She got out of her semi to talk to Stute, then the truck rolled down a slope and pinned him, according to Thomas. Stute was taken to Chase County Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation is ongoing. Asked whether charges are being considered, Thomas saidÌýthat will be handled by the county attorney once the investigation is complete.
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The State Patrol was dispatched about 2:45 p.m. MT. Chase County Sheriff Kevin Mueller said in an email that his office had turned the investigation over to the patrol because the semi that struck Stute will need an inspection to determine whether there was a mechanical failure.
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