JOHNSON – Johnson Fire and Rescue was dispatched at 6:43 a.m. Friday to a truck on fire three miles west of Auburn on Highway 136.

The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office reports a two-vehicle crash that involves a fatality.

The sheriff’s office report says 17-year-old Ren Avery of rural Humboldt was traveling on 634 Avenue and crossing the highway when her Ford Explorer was struck by a Freightliner. The truck caught fire, but the driver was not injured.

Here is the sheriff's press release