SLIDELL, La. — Two are dead and three were injured in a head-on crash Sunday near Slidell, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say the crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. on Allen Road between Highway 190 and Voters Road.

Investigators say a Ford Focus and a Mercedes sedan were driving in alternate directions when the Ford Focus crossed the centerline of the roadway, and the two vehicles collided head-on.

A passenger in the Ford Focus died at the scene, and the driver and a second passenger were taken to the hospital by EMS.

The driver of the Mercedes and its passenger were also transported to an area hospital, where the driver later died.

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