RICE COUNTY — Two people died from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident. The vehicles collided around 2:30 p.m. Friday in Rice County.

According to the Rice County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred at the intersection of Avenue V and 22nd Road, about five miles north of Nickerson. Three patients were treated, one with critical injuries and two patients with non-life-threatening injuries and all were transported to local hospitals.

A fourth patient, the driver of the northbound vehicle, 84-year-old Dale Hoover, died from his injuries on the scene. Both vehicles came to rest in the northeast ditch.

The passenger of the northbound vehicle, 80-year-old Delores Hoover, succumbed to her injuries later.

The case is still under investigation.