A McCook man was killed Saturday in a two-vehicle collision near Wellfleet, south of North Platte, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office reported.
Just after 4:15 p.m., authorities received a report of a crash on U.S. 83 near Wellfleet. The vehicles had hit nearly head-on.
Investigators found that a northbound 1999 Ford Taurus had crossed the center line and struck a southbound 2013 Chevrolet pickup.
The driver of the Taurus, 33-year-old Jordan Lauger of McCook, was pronounced dead at the scene. The four people in the pickup were taken to Great Plains Health in North Platte for treatment.
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