FOREST HILL, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating after a woman was killed in a fatal crash in Harford County on Tuesday morning.

At just before 10:30 a.m. on October 31, troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision on MD Rt. 23 (East West Highway) near the Morse Road bridge. According to a preliminary investigation, a Hyundai Accent was traveling east on Rt. 23 and passing multiple vehicles in a passing zone. At the same time, a Nissan work van was traveling west on Rt. 23 and collided head-on with the Hyundai.

The female driver (and sole occupant) of the Hyundai was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification. The 51-year-old male driver of the Nissan van was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview for treatment.

The roadway was shut down for about three hours during the investigation, which is ongoing at this hour.

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