(KLZA)-- A 17-year-old rural Humboldt resident died Friday morning in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of 634 Avenue and U-S 136 Highway in Nemaha County, Nebraska, about 4 miles southeast of Johnson.
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Department responded shortly after 6:30 to a call that a truck had gone off the road and caught fire.
First responders discovered that there were two vehicles involved in a crash.
A Ford Explorer, driven by 17-year-old Ren Avery of rural Humboldt was north bound on 634 Avenue, crossing Highway 136 when his vehicle was struck by an eastbound Freightliner box truck driven by 30-year-old Yaumel Espinosa Gonzalez, of Miami, Florida.
Avery was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck. Espinosa Gonzalez was not injured.
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol.
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