SAN JOSE — One person was killed and another was injured in a solo-vehicle collision Tuesday night in South San Jose, according to authorities.

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The crash happened around 11:05 p.m. in the 100 block of Madrone Avenue, west of Dougherty Avenue, San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release.

An initial investigation revealed a 1998 Jeep Cherokee was traveling westbound on Madrone Avenue when it hit a cement wall at a creek crossing, according to Hernandez.

The passenger, a man, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver, a woman, was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, Hernandez said. She was later stabilized.

The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity after it is confirmed and h

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