LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A pedestrian was killed in a crash in eastern Nebraska early Tuesday morning, the Otoe County Sheriff’s Office said.

Around 5 a.m., deputies received a report of a pedestrian wearing dark clothing walking on Highway 2 near Nebraska City.

Before deputies arrived, then 18-year-old Harrell Jackson Jr. of Omaha. A pedestrian, identified as a pedestrian, was hit by a vehicle.

First responders attempted to save Jackson’s life, but he was later pronounced dead at the scene.

The sheriff’s office said Jackson was walking in the traffic lane on the Highway 2 on-ramp when he was struck by a vehicle.

An investigation is ongoing.