Two killed, several injured after car crash in Marion

Two people are dead and several others were injured after a car crash on Sunday afternoon in Marion, Iowa.

The crash took place at 5:17 p.m. on Highway 70 near when a 2005 Ford was traveling East on the highway and it crossed the center line before hitting a 2018 Chevrolet SUV.

The driver of the Ford, a 53-year-old identified as John Russell, of Marion, and a 10-year-old juvenile who was a backseat passenger in the Chevrolet were both pronounced dead at the scene.

Five others were hospitalized.

The crash is being investigated by Marion Police Department.