Fredericksburg, VA : One person died in an overnight crash on U.S. 17 on Sunday, October, 15th 2017

One person died in an overnight crash on U.S. 17 just south of Richland Road when a vehicle traveling south in the northbound lane stuck another vehicle head-on, according to Virginia State Police.

The crash happened around 12:19 a.m. Sunday, said Sgt. F.L. Tyler, a state police spokesman. It is still under investigation.

Authorities are not releasing the name of the person killed until they can notify next-of-kin, Tyler said.

The person who died was the driver of the car traveling north in the northbound lane, Tyler said. Two passengers in that car were taken to Mary Washington Hospital.

The driver and a passenger in the car going the wrong way were also taken to Mary Washington Hospital, Tyler said.

Trooper J.L. Duvall of the Virginia State Police is leading the investigation. He was assisted at the scene by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia State Police crash reconstruction team.

Because the investigation is ongoing, authorities do not expect to release any more information until Monday, Tyler said.

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One person killed in early morning crash in Stafford