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1 person killed when pickup rams shack in eastern Nebraska

VALLEY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and one injured when a speeding pickup rammed a security guard shack in the eastern Nebraska community of Valley.

The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the pickup driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A security guard was taken to Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for treatment.

The Sheriff's Office says the pickup driver was racing away from a traffic stop when his truck hit the shack at Valmont Industries.

The names of the pickup driver and security guard haven't been released.

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