A volunteer firefighter died as a result of a crash in western Nebraska Tuesday. According to the Scottsbluff Police Department, Josh Span, 36, was killed early Tuesday following a crash with a semi-truck.
Police said Span died after his vehicle collided with a semi-truck at an intersection in the northern part of town. Officers were dispatched just before 6 a.m. and determined a 1995 Freightliner semi-truck and trailer stopped in the eastbound right lane on Highway 26 at a red light. When the light turned green, the semi began moving through the intersection, and an eastbound 2000 red Oldsmobile Bravada in the same lane struck the rear of the trailer, according to police.
Span, the driver of the Bravada, died at the scene. The 50-year-old semi-truck driver from Scottsbluff was not injured. As of Wednesday no citations have been issued. According to the Mitchell Volunteer Fire Department, Span was a member of the fire department for the past six months.
“He was good caring man that loved being there for his family and his community in their times of need,” a post by the Mitchell Volunteer Fire Department said on Facebook. “He will be missed by both his family as well as his first responder family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Josh’s family in this difficult time. Rest easy brother we will take it from here.”
