Hopkins County, KY : One person dead and three others hurt after pickup truck crash in Hopkins County on Wednesday October 12 2016

One person is dead and three others hurt after a crash in Hopkins County.

According to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, it happened around 6:30 Wednesday morning on Rose Creek Road.

Deputies say 22-year-old Hunter Lamb, of Nebo, was driving a pickup truck west on Rose Creek Rd. when he fell asleep and crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into a van head-on.

Lamb was taken to Baptist Health Madisonville where he later died from his injuries.

The driver of the van, 31-year-old Christina Trautman, of Providence, and two juvenile passengers were also taken to Baptist Health for treatment. No word on their current condition.

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1 dead, 3 hurt after head-on crash in Hopkins Co.