LOWMANSVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — One person was killed and another was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on U.S. 23 in Lawrence County.

According to Kentucky State Police, the crash happened around 7:35 a.m. in the Lowmansville community and involved a passenger vehicle and a semi tractor-trailer.

The preliminary investigation indicates a 2012 Kia Sorento traveling southbound crossed the median into the northbound lanes and collided with a 2005 Volvo tractor-trailer.

A passenger in the Kia, 20-year-old Kaitlyn Delong of Lovely in Martin County, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene by the Lawrence County Coroner.

The driver of the Kia was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center and remains in critical condition. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.

The crash remains under investigation by Kentucky State Police.