JACKSON COUNTY — A Jackson County woman died in a single vehicle accident in rural Murphysboro Wednesday night.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says a preliminary investigation shows a SUV, driven by 42-year-old Angela Woods of Murphysboro, was driving west on Old Illinois 13, just west of Pump House Road, around 10:30 p.m. when the vehicle encountered a downed tree laying across the road and struck it.

Woods was pronounced dead at the scene.

The sheriff’s office continues to investigate the crash.