The Reconstruction Team of the West Plains Police Department closed the intersection near West 160 and Ramseur Road for a period this morning to continue the investigation of a crash that killed two people late Saturday night. A 76-year-old man and 68-year-old woman were pronounced dead at the scene. A 17-year-old male and 17-year-old female in the other involved vehicle were injured in the crash and taken to the hospital for treatment.
The preliminary investigation of the accident indicates that the teen driver’s vehicle was traveling southbound on US 160 and the vehicle of the deceased was traveling eastbound from County Road 6070 toward Ramseur Road at the time of the crash. The crash is still under investigation by the Reconstruction Team of the West Plains Police Department.