Crestview, FL : Two people killed after a head-on collision on Shoal River Bridge in Crestview on Tuesday afternoon, Jaunary 6, 2015

Authorities say two people are dead after a head-on collision involving two pickup trucks in the Florida Panhandle.

The Florida Highway Patrol reports that 35-year-old Matthew Brown was driving on U.S. 90 near Crestview Tuesday evening when he crossed into the oncoming lane and crashed into 52-year-old Janet Jackson.

Both drivers died at the scene. A 9-year-old boy in Jackson's truck was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital in critical condition.

The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that the road was shut down for several hours after the crash.

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2 dead, 1 injured following head-on crash in Florida Panhandle