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San Diego Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego)

A driver in a sedan has been killed in a collision with a crossover SUV in San Marcos.

Deputies responded at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday to a crash involving a gray Honda CR-V and a white Nissan Sentra on San Elijo Road, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

The woman driving the Sentra westbound lost control, crossed the median and collided with the oncoming Honda CR-V, investigators said.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The CR-V driver, a woman, was taken to a hospital for treatment and is cooperating with the investigation, authorities said.

The San Marcos Sheriff’s Station Traffic Unit is conducting the investigation.

Anyone with information on the collision was encouraged to contact the station at 760-510-5200