PIKE TWP., Clark County — UPDATE @ 7:15 p.m.
Two people succumbed to their injuries in a two-vehicle crash this afternoon north of New Carlisle.
Vickie Owens, 46, of Springfield, and Roger Littlejohn, 75, of New Carlisle, were identified as the two drivers. They both were trapped and flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where they died of their injuries, the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.
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According to preliminary investigation, at around 2:20 p.m. Owens was headed south on Ohio 235 in her 2012 Hyundai when she went left of center. She struck a 2010 Toyota Tacoma headed north, driven by Littlejohn. A passenger in the Tacoma, Harvey Zimmerman, 87, of Christiansburg, was taken by squad to Miami Valley Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the patrol stated.
Neither alcohol nor drugs are considered to be factors in the crash that remains under investigation.
UPDATE @ 3:25 p.m.
CareFlight has been dispatched to the scene of the accident, we will update you with the latest details.
FIRST REPORT
Multiple people are reportedly trapped and possibly injured in a crash on North Dayton Lakeview Road this afternoon.
The crash was reported around 2:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of North Dayton Lakeview.
A medical helicopter was reportedly placed on standby for the crash.
We’re working to gather additional information on the crash.
