An Athens woman died in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on Lentzville Road in western Limestone County.

Carrie Ann Cook, 42, of Cannon Road, died of blunt force trauma to the chest and head after she lost control of her car and struck a tree, said Limestone County Coroner Mike West.

“She left the road, her car twisted around and she hit the tree at the river bank,” West said.

“She did not have seatbelt and was thrown into the back seat.”

Officials are unsure what time the accident occurred, but emergency crews were called at 12:52 p.m.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, West said.

Initial emergency reports said her vehicle was in the Elk River. However, because the river is so low, the car was at the waters edge. Emergency workers were on the scene attempting to stabilize the vehicle while a wrecker pulled it back onto the road.

Alabama state troopers declined to provide any information about the accident at midafternoon pending notification of relatives.