(KNZA)--A two-vehicle collision in Richardson County Wednesday afternoon claimed three lives.
The Richardson County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the wreck on U.S. 75 Highway, about two miles north of the Kansas state line, shortly after 3:00.
The Sheriff's Office says when deputies arrived at the scene, they found two vehicles that had collided head-on.
One vehicle, a Kia Forte, had two occupants. They were identified as 82-year-old Dennis Podliska and 80-year-old Ramona Podlisha, of Lincoln.
The other vehicle, a Chevy Blazer, was occupied by 74-year-old Patrica Tonar, of Omaha.
All three occupants were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Sheriff's Office says assisting at the scene were the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Nebraska State Patrol, Humboldt Fire and Rescue, Dawson Fire, Kansas Highway Patrol, and Sabetha Fire and Rescue.
The wreck remains under investigation.
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