BASTROP, Texas — One person is dead after a crash on SH 71 on Monday afternoon.
The crash happened at around 2 p.m. on 71 and Paul C Bell, according to the Bastrop Police Department.
Police said the driver of a Suzuki Forenza crossed the median into oncoming traffic, hitting a pickup truck.
The driver of the Suzuki died on the scene. The pickup driver was airlifted to Dell Seton Hospital. Nobody else was injured in the crash.
The identity of the Suzuki driver will not be released until next-of-kin have been notified.
One lane is shut down following the accident.
