Head-on collision closes K-96 east of Nickerson

Head-on collision closes K-96 east of Nickerson (September 27, 2012)

One person has died in a head-on collision on K-96 just east of Nickerson.

The accident happened just after three o'clock Thursday afternoon at K-96 and Roy L. Smith road.

Investigators say an SUV and a semi hauling grain collided. The driver of the SUV, 22-year-old Michael Benert of Arkansas, died in the crash.

The driver of the semi, a man from Nebraska, has non-life theatening injuries.

Authorities closed K-96 at Riverton Road and Roy L. Smith for several hours. The highway reopened after eight o'clock Thursday night.