MILLER COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 6:30a.m. Wednesday in Miller County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Ford F150 driven by Virgil S. Holder, 77, Eldon, was northbound on Route Y just north of Crews Road. The pickup crossed the center line, traveled off the road and struck a tree.

Holder was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.