One person is dead and another taken to the hospital after a single car crash on State Route 447.

Nevada Highway Patrol says the passenger passed away on scene and the driver was taken to a hospital via Care Flight.

Traffic lanes were closed around 8:30 a.m. while the scene awaited clearance; all lanes have since been reopened.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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