A California Highway Patrol cruiser
A California Highway Patrol cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone

One person was killed Wednesday in a late afternoon crash on state Route 76 near Lake Henshaw.

The fatal wreck in the Morettis Junction area was reported shortly before 5 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

The involved vehicle, a blue van, appeared to have struck at least one tree after veering off the rural roadway about a mile and a half northwest of state Route 79, the CHP reported.