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Two killed in head-on crash near Mount Orab

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MOUNT ORAB, Ohio -- Two drivers died in a head-on traffic collision in Mount Orab Friday night, according to police.

Cars driven by Edward Lane, 77, and Cameron Barkley, 41, collided on State Route 32. Police said Lane had been driving in the wrong direction in an eastbound lane when his car struck Barkley's.

Both cars were totaled by the impact, and both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. Three more people involved in the crash were taken to area hospitals: One airlifted to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and two to Mercy Mt. Orab.