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2 killed in Highland County crash

Posted at 8:13 PM, Jan 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-29 20:18:49-05

HIGHLAND COUNTY, Ohio -- Two people were killed Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 50 west of Hillsboro, the Times Gazette reported.

A red car was headed west between Allensburg and Dodsonville at about 1 p.m. when the driver went off the side of the road, overcorrected and was broadsided by a white van.

Two people in the car were killed, the Times Gazette reported. The van's driver suffered minor injuries and was treated by members of the Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District.

The crash is under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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Jeff Gilliland of the Times Gazette contributed to this report.