A 19-year-old is dead after a head-on collision on State Highway 71 Thursday afternoon, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Quincy Jette was driving eastbound on SH-71 near Gregg Drive around 2:30 p.m. when the vehicle crossed into the westbound lane and collided with a diesel tanker, according to DPS.

Jette was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin has been notified.

The driver of the tanker truck sustained non-incapacitating injuries, DPS said.

The crash remains under investigation.

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