Tuesday morning the Adams County Sheriff's Office, Hastings Fire and Rescue, Hastings Rural Fire Department and Nebraska State Patrol were called to the scene of a two-semitrailer truck collision The accident sent one driver to Mary Lanning Hospital.
A R lazy K semi truck was traveling on the spur that turns east onto State Highway 74 while the second semi, a "dead wagon" was southbound on U.S. Highway 281 ten miles south of Hastings, or two miles east of Ayr. The eastbound semi, loaded with distiller's grain, pulled out to cross the highway about 10:43 a.m. and collided with the southbound semi.
The impact caused the dead wagon, which was not hauling a load, to skid toward the driver's side and roll about 60 feet past the crossing. The truck then jack-knifed and rolled onto its top, with the driver trapped inside. The wheels were knocked off the truck and ended up beside the truck
The driver of the dead wagon was hanging upside down in the truck cab secured by the seat belt. After the belt was cut, the driver was removed from the cab. He was taken by ambulance to Mary Lanning Healthcare,
The front end of the R Lazy K eastbound semi loaded with wet cake was destroyed in the collision, but the driver of that truck was not injured.
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57 year oldJohn L. Epp of Grand Island was taken by ambulance to Mary Lanning Healthcare. He was released Wednesday.
Epp was driving a 2000 Peterbilt semi southbound on U.S. Highway 281 about 10:43 a.m. when he collided with another semi driven by 35-year-old John J. Swain Jr. Swain was traveling on the spur for vehicles turning east onto State Highway 74. He had stopped at a stop sign and then pulled out to cross the highway when he collided with the southbound semi driven by Epp.
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