TWO DEAD IN LAWRENCE COUNTY ACCIDENT

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Investigation is continuing into the circumstances surrounding a two vehicle accident in which two people were killed Saturday in Lawrence County. Both accident victims were from out of county. According to the Illinois State Police just before 6 a.m. a 1999 Lincoln being driven by a 19 year old male from Clay City Illinois was traveling south on Illinois Route 1 near East Lawrence Avenue  and veered across center and struck a northbound 1997 Chevrolet truck being driven by a 57 year old male from Pflugerville Texas headon. The truck caught fire after the collision. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene by Lawrence County Coroner Shannon Steffey. The road was closed to vehicular traffic for several hours to clear the wreckage. Neither driver was indentified due to next of kin notifications and the ongoing investigation.