A three-vehicle crash in eastern Jefferson County left one woman dead and four other people hospitalized, including two children.

Center Point Fire and Rescue and Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday to a report of multiple vehicles involved in a wreck.

Battalion Chief Chris Horn the crash happened in the northbound lane in the 2900 block of Pinson Valley Parkway.

A female was pronounced dead on the scene.

Two children were taken to Children’s of Alabama. Two adults were also transported.

The severity of the survivors’ injuries was not immediately known.

The roadway is shut down as sheriff’s deputies continue their investigation.

Horn said the road could be closed for up to four hours.