Auto Collision In Liberty Results In Tragedy

As reported by The Anderson Independent:

One person is dead and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash early this morning on U.S. 178 near Anderson.

State Highway Patrol Trooper Billy Elder said a 2006 Mitsubishi collided head-on with a 1998 Ford van shortly before 1AM today.

The accident happened on U.S. 178 about eight miles west of Anderson, Elder said.

The driver of the Mitsubishi was injured and taken to AnMed Hospital, Elder said.

The driver of the van died as a result of the crash.

The name of the deceased was being withheld this morning pending notification of family.

Elder said the cause of the accident was still under in investigation early today.