MCPHERSON COUNTY— Two people died in an accident just before 11p.m. Thursday in McPherson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1994 Ford truck driven by Timothy P. Kersten, 57, Hillsboro, was eastbound on U.S. 56 five miles east of McPherson.

The vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2001 Honda SUV driven by Abby J. McIntosh, 34, Galva, westbound shoulder.

Kersten and McIntosh were pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger in the Honda Jade S. Richardson, 13, Galva, was transported to a hospital in Wichita.

McIntosh was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP. It is unknown if Kersten was wearing a seat belt.