One person died and two others were hospitalized after their vehicles collided on slick Mount Rose Highway on Friday afternoon.

The name of the deceased woman has not been released pending notification of family.

One person died in a two-car collision Dec. 21 on Mount Rose Highway. Photo/Provided

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the preliminary investigation indicates a white Chevy Suburban was traveling west on the two-lane highway when the female driver apparently lost traction. Snow was falling and blowing at the time of the crash. Her vehicle traveled into the opposing lane as it was rotating in a clockwise direction and was struck by a Dodge Ram 2500 pickup pulling a two-axle trailer. The front of the Dodge struck the left side of the Chevy SUV.

The driver of the SUV died.

Two occupants in the Dodge received minor injuries, but were taken by ambulance to Renown Medical Center in Reno.

The accident forced the closure of the highway for almost an hour before troopers were able to open one lane to alternate traffic in each direction around the scene.

The accident occurred about 1:50pm east of Joy Lake Road.

 — Lake Tahoe News staff report