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WARREN TWP. – Two area women died in a two-vehicle crash on Ohio 7 Wednesday evening.

The collision happened around 6:55 p.m. near mile post 17 in Warren Township, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Josylin A. Cunningham, 26, of Coolville, and Eva-Maria Hill, 79, of Marietta, suffered fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene, it said.

Cunningham was driving a 2018 GMC Yukon south on Ohio 7 when Hill’s northbound 2016 Lexus RX 350 crossed the median and struck Cunningham’s vehicle, the release said.

Neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected as factors in the crash, which remains under investigation. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

The area experienced rain and freezing temperatures Wednesday evening, but the release did not indicate if weather played a role in the incident.

Responding to the scene along with the patrol were the Warren Township Volunteer Fire Department and EMS, Marietta Fire Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the patrol’s Crash Reconstruction Unit, the Ohio Department of Transportation and Westfall and Shea’s Towing.