MCDONALD COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 7:30a.m. Monday in McDonald County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Dodge Neon driven by Billy D. Penn, 26, California, was northbound on Route E five miles south of Powell.

The vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a 2006 GMC Sierra driven by Carrie S. Searcy, 57, Pineville, head-on. Penn was pronounced dead at the scene.

Searcy was transported to Mercy Hospital. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.