ONE PERSON DIED DURING AN EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN MAURY COUNTY.  MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE A HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES OCCURRED MONDAY MORNING AROUND 5:30 ON SANTA FE PIKE NEAR THE BURKETT LANE INTERSECTION IN COLUMBIA.  STATE TROOPERS BELIEVE THE DRIVER OF A VAN CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND COLLIDED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK.  THE DRIVER OF THE VAN WAS KILLED AND FOUR PEOPLE TRAVELING IN THE TRUCK WERE TRANSPORTED TO MAURY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.  THE NAMES OF THOSE INVOLVED HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME.  THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT.