TANEY COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 6p.m. Monday in Taney County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Dodge Ram driven by Angel O. Maldonado, 53, Kirbyville, was eastbound on MO 76 eight miles east of Branson. The pickup collided with a westbound 2003 Chevy Express driven by Joshua J. Strahan, 37, Kirbyville, then traveled off the road and struck a tree.

A passenger in the Dodge Emilio Pineda Millan, 23, Kirbyville, was pronounced dead at the scene. Maldonado to Cox South Hospital. Strahan was not injured. Millan was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.