By Associated Press - Monday, January 25, 2021

MT. VERNON, Mo. (AP) - Two teenagers and an 85-year-old man are dead after an accident on Interstate 44 in southwestern Missouri.

The head on accident happened Sunday night near Mt. Vernon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a pickup truck driven by 85-year-old Evert Hair of Billings was eastbound in the westbound lanes when it struck a car.

The driver of the car, 17-year-old Izik Fudge, died, along with a 17-year-old passenger, Navaeh Aust. Both were from Mt. Vernon.

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