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At least 2 people die on snowy Nebraska roads Sunday

Posted January 31, 2015 10:00 pm

The Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - At least two people died on snowy roads in Nebraska on Sunday, and authorities are urging people not to drive unless necessary.

On Interstate 80 in Lincoln, a 30-year-old truck driver from Illinois died after his semitrailer collided with another semitrailer truck around 8:15 a.m.

Lincoln Police Capt. Danny Reitan says the driver who wasn't identified died at a Lincoln hospital.

Saunders County officials say a 62-year-old woman was killed in a head-on collision that also injured three people around noon Sunday. That crash happened on Highway 92 between Wahoo and Yutan.

By Sunday afternoon, the Iowa Department of Transportation was recommending that people stay off the roads if possible because of snow and ice on the roads. Travel was especially dangerous in eastern Iowa.

-Interstate 80 is closed at the 27th Street exit on Sunday, Feb 1, 2015 in Lincoln, Neb. A slow-moving winter storm blanketed a large swath of the Plains and Midwest in snow Sunday, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights, and making roads treacherous. The snowstorm was expected to be the most far-reaching of the season to date, stretching from Nebraska to Maine, according to the National Weather Service.(AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Tessa Lighty) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT The Associated Press

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