HARRISONVILLE, Mo. — Two people are dead and one person has serious injuries following a head-on crash Wednesday morning in Cass County.

The crash was reported just before 6:30 a.m. on Missouri Highway 291 and S. Home Farm Road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

MSHP reports the crash occurred when the driver of a GMC Yokon crossed the center line and struck a Hyundai Elantra head-on.

The driver of the Hyundai was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the vehicle was taken to Call Regional Medical Center where he was also pronounced dead.

They have been identified as 50-year-old Kirt Daum and 24-year-old Trysten Daum, of Independence, Missouri. Both were wearing their seatbelts.

The 41-year-old male driver of the GMC was taken to Belton Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the highway patrol.

All lanes of Highway 291 reopened just before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after being closed for several hours.

The crash remains under investigation.