One person is dead and a second seriously hurt following a crash south of Exeter,

Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to London Road, between Kirkton and Crediton roads, shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday.

According to Huron County OPP, the crash involved a northbound Jeep Wrangler which crossed the road and sideswiped a southbound Toyota Solara, then crashed head-on into a southbound Chrysler Intrepid.

The driver of the Intrepid, later identified as 46-year-old Mary-Jane Forrester of South Huron, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Jeep, a 19-year-old man from Middlesex Centre, was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious but not life-threatening.

Two people inside the Toyota were taken to hospital as a precaution, and later released.