NICKERSON, Neb. -- The Nebraska State Patrol and Dodge County Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal car crash just north of Fremont on Wednesday afternoon.

NSP officials say that at approximately 3:30 p.m., a northbound semi was rear-ended by a van on Highway 77.

Authorities say the driver of the van was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as 32-year-old Anthony Branam of Villisca, Iowa. The driver of the semi was uninjured.

Northbound Highway 77 was closed for several hours due to the accident.