LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A person was killed and another was seriously injured late Thursday night in a crash southwest of Lincoln.

The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on Highway 33 near Southwest 42nd Street.

Capt. John Vik with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says it appeared two vehicles had crashed nearly head-on.

When deputies arrived, both vehicles were in a ditch.

A driver of one of the vehicles was pronounced dead at the scene, Vik said. The other driver was flown to a hospital in “extremely critical condition.”

An investigation is ongoing.

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