The driver of a pickup lost control on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska on Wednesday morning, causing a chain reaction of crashes involving Nebraska Department of Transportation vehicles and a Nebraska State Trooper.
The trooper, who wasn't identified, was treated for minor injuries and released from a Julesburg, Colorado, hospital, the Patrol said in a news release.
The chain-reaction crash happened about 10:55 a.m. at the spot where a semi had struck an overpass while driving east on I-80 near Chappell at 8:30 a.m.
The pickup that lost control struck a Department of Transportation vehicle that was parked on the shoulder as crews checked the overpass for damage and assisted in the clean-up. The chain-reaction crash involved other Department of Transportation vehicles and a Ford F250 with the trooper inside.
No one was in the Department of Transportation vehicles at the time, and no other injuries were reported.
Eastbound I-80 was closed for about two hours because of the crash.
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Libby Seline is an Omaha native and senior at University of Nebraska-Lincoln studying journalism.
