Two dead and one hospitalized after a head-on crash in Adair County

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Two people are dead and one is in the hospital after a crash in Adair County Friday.

Kentucky State Police said the wreck happened on KY 55 around 2:30 p.m. An initial investigation revealed that 74-year-old Linda Young of Jamestown was driving south when she crossed the center line and struck an oncoming vehicle.

Young and her passenger, 45-year-old Chris Young, died at the scene. The driver of the other car was taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital with serious injuries.

KSP is conducting research.