SHAWNEE COUNTY – Four people died in an accident just after 7:15 a.m. on Thursday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Subaru Impreza driven by Devin Michael Greeve, 17, Topeka, was westbound on U.S. 24 two miles east of Silver Lake.

The vehicle crossed the centerline.

An eastbound 2007 Pontiac Vibe driven by Lance Jason Lenard, 47, Rossville, struck the Subaru on the passenger side.

Greeve and Lenard were transported to Stormont Vail where they died.

Passengers in the Subaru Gaby N. Greeve, 11, and Tyler M. Crouse, 14, both of Topeka were pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Shawnee County Coroner.

A passenger in the Pontiac Kade Lenard, 13, Rossville, was transported to Stormont Vail.

Crouse was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two people have died and three are critically injured after a crash northwest of Topeka.

Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Jory Custar says the crash happened Thursday morning when a westbound vehicle veered into the path of an eastbound vehicle on U.S. 24.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that two people in the westbound vehicle were killed and a third occupant was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Both passengers in the eastbound vehicle also sustained critical injuries.

The names of the victims weren’t immediately released.