(KLZA)-- A Thursday afternoon wreck on Highway 75 in Richardson County claimed the life of a New Mexico man.
The scene of the wreck was near the Highway 75 and 62 intersection west of Stella.
The Richardson County Sheriff's Department reports that at about 3:30 a southbound pickup driven by 44-year-old Chad Murrish of Lovington, New Mexico crossed the center line striking a northobund semi-truck driven by 34-year-old Milan Batula of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Murrish was transported to the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn where he died due to injuries suffered in the crash.
Batula was also transported to the hospital in Auburn and later to a Lincoln hospital with undetermined injuries.
The Richardson County Sheriff's Office thanked the Nebraska State Patrol, Nemaha County, Nebraska Sheriff's Office, Humboldt Fire and Rescue, Stella Fire Department, Richardson Conty Road Department, Richardson County Emergency Managment, Nebraska Department of Roads, Nebraska Game and Parks, the Titan Diner and the many citizens who assisted at the scene of the wreck.
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