BRIDGEPORT -- A Bridgeport man died in a three-vehicle accident west of Bridgeport.

At about 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, Morrill County emergency services responded to an accident involving two truck-trailers and a passenger vehicle. The accident occurred about two miles west of Bridgeport on Highway 26.

The accident claimed the life of Maverick Miller, 27, of Bridgeport.

The accident closed Highway 26. 

The Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department, Morrill County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol, Bayard Police Department, Morrill County ALS Ambulance Service, and the City of Bridgeport Utilities Department provided assistance following the accident.

The accident remains under investigation.