Semi driver airlifted after rollover on Highway 77

Highway 77 was closed in both directions due to a semi accident Friday afternoon.

The Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies responded to a semi rollover between Firth and Gage roads at about 1:30 p.m.

LSO closed Hwy 77 in both directions due to debris and asked people to avoid the area. All lanes have now fully reopened.

A StarCare helicopter airlifted the driver to the hospital, though the extent of the 65-year-old Beatrice man's injuries is unknown at this time.

The accident spilled soybeans all over the highway.

Authorities said based on the preliminary investigation, it appears the semi blew a tire, pulling the semi into the median. The driver overcorrected and rolled the semi.

The Nebraska State Patrol and Cortland Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene with LSO.