One driver was seriously injured in a partial head-on collision that closed Highway 305 between Madison and Sportsman Club for hours Wednesday afternoon.

Police say a 17-year-old Bainbridge Island youth was driving a 1995 Land Rover southbound when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to cross into the oncoming lane of travel. The driver overcorrected twice, ending up going back across the northbound lane, where he collided with a 1995 Toyota pickup truck driven by a 61-year-old Bainbridge woman.

It appeared that the driver of the Toyota took evasive action, driving onto the northbound shoulder of the road in an attempt to avoid the Land Rover.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts. The driver of the Toyota was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries that were not believed to be life threatening.

Cause of the crash remains under investigation. Police said mechanical failure may have been a factor.

Names of the victims were not released.