HILL COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — One person was killed in a crash in Hill County Tuesday evening, Texas DPS says.

Texas DPS Sergeant Ryan Howard says around 6:35 p.m., DPS Troopers responded to a fatal crash on FM-933 near the intersection of FM-1713, north of Whitney. The preliminary investigation found that a Toyota RAV 4 traveling northbound on FM-933 crossed over the center dividing line and crashed into a GMC Sierra traveling southbound, and overturned.

Both drivers were taken to local hospitals and the driver of the Toyota RAV 4, identified by DPS as Eugene Aleshire, 84-years-old of Whitney, was pronounced dead.

Next of kin have been notified and the investigation is active and ongoing.

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