PICKENS — A 56-year-old Pickens man lost his life in a head-on collision Monday morning.

Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said Daniel E. Epps of Nine Times Road died from blunt-force trauma at the scene of the crash.

South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Gary Miller said the accident occurred at 6:20 a.m. at the intersection of Ireland Road and S.C. Highway 183, around 3.5 miles north of Pickens. Miller said a 38-year-old Easley man was traveling south on S.C. 183 in a 2004 Freightliner truck and pulling a trailer. The man swerved left of center to avoid another vehicle stopped and waiting to turn onto Ireland Drive and struck Epps’ 1986 GMC pickup head-on.

Miller said Epps was not wearing a seatbelt. The trooper said the other driver was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured. No passengers were involved in the accident.

The highway patrol is continuing its investigation into the accident.

Epps’ death was the first reported traffic fatality in Pickens County in 2016.