LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A man has been arrested after two passengers in a vehicle he was driving died during a car accident in Leavenworth County.

KMBC-TV  reports a 20-year-old suspect was arrested and faces charges connected to the incident. Police say his charges will be announced after his first court appearance.

According to authorities, 29-year-old Jesse Aldrich and 34-year-old Justin Wilson were pronounced dead at the scene after the car they were traveling in hit a tree Sunday morning. Police say they were on Country Road 1 near the Kansas River Bridge.