Crash Alert: Father, daughter killed in wrong-way crash near Grand Island

GRAND ISLAND, NE – According to KSNB, a father and daughter died after their vehicle collided head-on with a semi-truck on I-80 near Grand Island Tuesday.

At around 4:00 p.m., Daniel Ortega Marroquin, 62, was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer west on I-80 when he lost control of the vehicle. Moments later, the vehicle crossed the median and slammed into an eastbound semi-truck.

First responders pronounced Marroquin and his daughter, Emelin Ortega Rodas, 25, dead at the scene. The semi-truck driver, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, was transported to an area hospital.

Troopers believe winter weather may have been a factor in the collision.

The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the incident.

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