JASPER COUNTY, MO – Two people died in an accident just after 1a.m. on Friday in Jasper County, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1995 Ford Econoline van driven by Dennis L. Becker, 39, Arma, was eastbound on Interstate 44 two miles west of Carthage.

The van collided with a westbound 2013 GMC Sierra driven by William W. Hummingbird, 34, Buckeye, AZ.

Becker and Hummingbird were pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Woodard Funeral Home in Webb City.

Passengers in the Sierra Michelle M. Hummingbird, 47, and Jasmine M. Mares, 23, both of Buckeye, AZ, were transported to the hospital in Joplin with moderate injuries, according to the MSHP.

Becker was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.