The SC Highway Patrol is investigating a head-on crash in Pickens County that sent seven people to the hospital Saturday afternoon. The crash was reported on Belle Shoals road near US 178 just before 4 p.m. Troopers said a 2003 Mitsubishi veered left of the center line and hit an oncoming 1996 Ford. The driver of the Mitsubishi, a male from Easley, was airlifted from the scene, troopers said. The driver of the Ford, a male from Central, and five passengers were taken to the hospital by ambulance. Troopers said the passengers included a 33-year-old, a 16-year-old, a 13-year-old and a one-year-old.