Driver dies in Loudoun wreck after vehicle lands in pond

A Loudoun County woman was killed in a wreck Tuesday night that sent her vehicle careening into a pond, authorities said Wednesday.

Two cars collided on Route 7 in the Round Hill area at around 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to authorities. When Loudoun sheriff's deputies arrived, three of them entered the pond and got one victim out of the submerged vehicle.

The driver was taken to a hospital, where she died. A passenger in the vehicle was ejected, officials said, and suffered minor injuries.

The driver of the second vehicle was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff's office.

Investigators say that alcohol appears to be involved in the incident.

-- Dan Morse