LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - One person was killed and another was taken to the hospital after a head-on crash that closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 2, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities were dispatched to the scene at Highway 2 and 176th Street, six miles east of Lincoln, a little after 5:30 a.m. Monday.

Eastbound traffic was diverted to Highway 43 southbound or 162nd Street northbound, according to a 10/11 reporter at the scene.

Two pickup trucks involved in the crash ended up in the ditch of the highway. No other vehicles appeared to be involved, according to our reporter on scene.

At the time of the crash, Nebraska 511 showed that Highway 2, between southeast Lincoln and Nebraska City, was partially covered in snow.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a person killed in a head-on crash on slick roads Monday morning.

Authorities were dispatched to the scene at Highway 2 and 176th Street, six miles southeast of Lincoln, around 5:45 a.m. Monday.

LSO said 39-year-old Heidi Parrish of Talmage lost control of her pickup, crossed the median and hit another pickup. Parrish was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the other pickup, a 56-year-old man from Adams was transported to Bryan West Campus with non-life threatening injuries.

LSO said Parrish was not wearing a seatbelt but the driver who survived was wearing his safety belt. Authorities said drugs and alcohol did not contribute to the crash, rather road conditions were a factor.

At the time of the crash, Nebraska 511 showed that Highway 2, between southeast Lincoln and Nebraska City, was partially covered in snow.

HWY 2 is now open for regular traffic.