BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on I-12 in Denham Springs.

According to the Denham Springs Police Department, officers were called to the scene around 7:30 a.m. near mile marker 8 on the I-12 westbound. Police said the vehicle experienced a tire blowout, causing it to flip over.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger was taken to the hospital for treatment.

As of 10 a.m. Saturday, I-12 westbound remains closed just west of the Denham Springs exit due to the crash. Drivers are advised to use U.S. 190 (Florida Boulevard) as an alternate route.

Further details about the victims were not immediately available. This is a developing story.

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