According to KOMU.
The drivers, Loren Nichols, 35, of Jefferson City and Richard Dippold, 39, of Russellville, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report. No other injuries were reported.
Nichols was driving a 2012 GMC Savannah when he reportedly crossed the center line and struck Dippold’s 1999 Chevrolet 6500 head-on around 7 a.m.
According to the crash report, Dippold was not wearing a seatbelt.
Route C between Route AA and Route U in Cole County was closed in both directions and did not reopen until noon.
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