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July 7, 2021Salem, Neb. |  By: AP

Nebraska man killed, woman hurt when UTV hit by train


SALEM, Neb. (AP) - A man has died and woman has been hospitalized after the utility vehicle they were in was hit by a train in southeastern Nebraska.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the crash happened Monday afternoon in rural Richardson County near Salem. The Richardson County Sheriff's Office says 77-year-old Ralph Burns Sr., of Salem, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 48-year-old woman who was also in the UTV was taken to a hospital. Her medical condition was not available Tuesday morning. Investigators say the pair were in a closed-cab UTV when the crash happened at a rural crossing. Officials don't yet know who was driving the UTV.