SEDONA, AZ — Two people are dead and a third person is hurt after a head-on crash near Sedona early Sunday morning.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. on SR-179 just outside of Sedona.
They believe a vehicle was driving northbound on the roadway when it drifted over the center lane and struck a second vehicle head-on in the southbound lane.
The drivers of both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene.
They have not yet been identified.
A passenger in the southbound vehicle sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.
DPS believes impairment played a role in the crash.