POLK, Neb. — One person has died after authorities say an ATV hit her while she was walking on the side of the road.

It happened around 5:15 on Thursday evening one mile south of the intersection of County Road C and Highway 66 near Polk, which is about 15 miles east of Central City. The Polk County Sheriff says a man was driving the ATV north on County Road C when he hit 56-year-old Carol Lynn Hofmann of Polk, who was walking south on the northbound shoulder of the gravel road.

An ambulance transported Hofmann to a Central City hospital where she died. The ATV driver wasn’t injured.

The accident remains under investigation. It’s not clear if the ATV driver will be cited or face any charges.