West Des Moines,IA : Authorities say wrong-way driver caused double fatal crash on October, Sunday 15th 2017

A car going the wrong way on Interstate 35 crashed into another car, killing both drivers early Sunday, West Des Moines police said in a news release.

The crash happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of I-35.

Police said one car was southbound in the interstate's northbound lanes when it collided with another car.

Both drivers were killed. A passenger in the northbound car suffered serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.

Police identified the wrong-way driver as 49-year-old Monte Johnson, of Hartford. The driver in the northbound lanes has been identified as 32-year-old Nripin Chinni, of West Des Moines, and his passenger, 27-year-old Durga Papina, also of West Des Moines, was taken to the hospital.

The crash caused Interstate 35 to close, but the lanes have since reopened.

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Authorities say wrong-way driver caused double fatal crash