TYNDALL — Two people died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Tyndall.

The names of the persons involved — a 25-year-old man from Knoxville, Tenn., and an 80-year-old Chamberlain man — have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2006 Pontiac G6 was traveling eastbound near mile marker 361 on state Highway 50. A 2011 Jeep Patriot was traveling westbound at the same location and crossed into the eastbound lane, colliding head-on with the oncoming Pontiac. Both drivers received fatal injuries.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.