UNITY TWP., Ohio (WKBN) – Two people were flown to the hospital following a head-on crash involving two SUVs Monday morning in Columbiana County.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol identified the victims as a 46-year-old East Palestine man and a 53-year-old East Palestine woman. They were taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown with serious injuries.

The crash happened around 7:40 a.m. along State Route 170 in Unity Township, just south of the county line.

According to the Highway Patrol, an initial investigation revealed that a 2016 Ford Explorer was traveling southwest on SR-170 when it went left of center and struck a 2020 Chevrolet Trailblazer that was traveling northeast on SR-170. 

The Chevrolet Trailblazer then traveled off the right side of the road, overturned and struck an electric fence. 

Both drivers were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.