SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - One person is dead and another was life flighted to a hospital following a head-on crash on Highway 19 South near Highway 308 and Three Bridges Road, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials say the crash happened at 6:44 a.m. after a car driven by a 69-year-old Americus woman crossed the median and collided head-on with a pickup truck driven by a 50-year-old Leesburg man.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the man was airlifted to a hospital for treatment.

The northbound lanes of Highway 19 South are closed while crews work the scene and investigators work to determine what led to the crash.

Traffic is currently being rerouted onto Highway 308.

Sheriff Eric D. Bryant is asking drivers to use caution and avoid the area if possible.

The scene remains active. WALB has reached out to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) for additional information.

This is a developing story.

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