LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) -- Police are investigating a multi-vehicle collision in Laurel that left one man dead.

According to authorities, just before 2:30 p.m. Monday, a Toyota Corolla was traveling northbound on Route 1 approaching Whiskey Bottom Road when it struck a Toyota Sequoia stopped at a red light.

Officials said the sole occupant of the corolla was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Sequoia suffered minor injuries. Two additional vehicles were struck in a chain reaction. No one else was injured.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation.