KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Knoxville Police Department said they are investigating a fatal crash that happened Saturday afternoon.

KPD said officers responded to a two-car crash on MLK Jr. Avenue on Parkview Avenue around 2 p.m.

According to KPD, the investigation determined that a car traveling east veered across the center line for reasons still unknown and hit a car traveling directly west.

The driver of the eastbound car, a 38-year-old woman who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, KPD said. The driver of the car that was hit head-on was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The accident temporarily closed MLK Jr. Avenue in both directions.

The investigation is active and ongoing.

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