MALTA - State police responded to a fatal car crash near the Malta Drive-in late Sunday afternoon.

State police confirmed the two car crash left one dead and three injured. Of the injured, one was airlifted in critical condition to Albany Medical Center and two more are being treated for non-life threatening injuries. The cause is still under investigation, police said.

State Route 9 northbound and southbound was closed since late afternoon between Hearn Road and Callaghan Boulevard during the crash investigation.

Saratoga County Office of Emergency Services originally responded to the scene of a crash with injuries at 4 p.m. with the police department, EMS, and fire. State Police reported they were investigating a fatality at 4:45 p.m.

The Malta Drive-in, which has been in business for 70 years, has four movies scheduled for Sunday evening. An employee who answered the phone at the Drive-in said the box office was open as usual starting at 7 p.m. The only access to the Drive-in would be for drivers traveling northbound, the employee said. State Police said Route 9 would not fully reopen until 9 p.m., the employee said.

The crash location is next to a motorcycle dealer and across the road from a church on Route 9.