A man and a woman both from Lima, are dead after a two-vehicle crash that snarled traffic on U.S. 30 in Van Wert County on Christmas Eve.

According to a report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, troopers were called to the intersection of U.S. 30 and State Route 49 North at about 8:05pm. Apparently a Chevrolet Impala, driven by 44-year-old Brandon Lee of Lima, slid beyond the stop sign on State Route 49 and into the path of a Chevrolet Cruze driven by a Parma Heights woman.

The vehicles collided, with Lee’s vehicle coming to a rest on the north shoulder of U.S. 30. Lee and a passenger in his vehicle, 56-year-old Mary Lee, also of Lima, were both pronounced dead at the scene. An additional passenger in Lee’s vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The driver of the Cruze was also treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash, which is still under investigation.