PULASKI COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 6p.m. Tuesday in Pulaski County.

The Missouri State Patrol reported a 1999 Dodge 2500 driven by Tozh R. Smith, 32, Waynesville, was northbound on Highway U seven miles west of Crocker. The pickup traveled off the road and struck a tree.

A passenger Eric A. Bays, 43, Waynesville, was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported passengers Blythe E. Fultz, 19, and Catlin G. Johnson, 23, both of Waynesville, to Lake Regional Hospital. Smith was not injured.

The occupants of the vehicle were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.