A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 46 and Nevils-Denmark Road in southern Bulloch County about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday resulted in the death of a Nevils woman, while her daughter was flown by a Lifestar helicopter to Savannah.

According to Trooper Matthew Davis with the Georgia State Patrol, Post 45 in Statesboro, “a semi-tractor trailer failed to stop at the four-way stop sign and struck a Honda Odyssey van."

He said one of the two passengers in the van died at the scene.

The woman was later identified as Azure Rountree, 49, of Nevils. Her daughter was flown to Memorial Health Medical Center in Savannah, where she is reported in critical condition.

Vehicles with the Georgia State Patrol and the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene, along with rescue vehicles from the Bulloch County Fire Department.

The Lifestar helicopter arrived about 6 p.m. and one of the victims from the van could be seen loaded onto the chopper.

Rountree, a mother of four children, wrote the “Fun, Festive and Delicious” column for the Statesboro Herald’s monthly Moments magazine for the past 10 years. She was a recipient of a Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Award in 2013 and a member of the Herald’s “20 Under 40” class of 2015.

The intersection of State Route 46 and Nevils-Denmark Road remained closed until about 10 p.m. to allow for a full investigation.

The intersection was converted to a four-way stop last month. The Georgia Department of Transportation said it made the switch July 10 "in response to a high frequency of accidents and collisions" at the intersection.

Previously, only cars traveling north and south on Nevils-Denmark Road stopped at the Highway 46 intersection, while vehicles heading east and west on 46 rolled through the intersection.