LINN-SAN MANUEL - One person is dead after a crash near Linn-San Manuel.

     According to DPS troopers, a Ford Expedition was headed northbound on U.S. 281 and Red Gate around 7 p.m. Saturday.

     A Buick Regal was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, hitting the Ford head-on.

     Authorities say the driver of the Buick was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as 65-year-old Moises Perez Luna of Donna.

     Four occupants of the Ford were taken to the hospital by ground. One female child was air-lifted.

     There's no word on the conditions of the survivors.

     An investigation is on-going.