Person dies after Wednesday crash on Highway 60 in Hamilton County

A person died Wednesday after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 60, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.

Emergency personnel responded around 7:30 a.m. to the 7600 block of Highway 60 near B & K Ranch Road, where a single occupant of a vehicle was found dead, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.

The name of the deceased is being held until their next of kin has been notified, the release said.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit responded to investigate the crash. An investigation is ongoing.

-- Compiled by Kim Sebring

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