KSP investigating fatal accident in Adair County on Friday

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Two people died as the result of a two-vehicle collision near the Breeding community of Adair County on Friday.

Kentucky State Police say it happened at around 4:30 Friday afternoon. They say  56-year-old Wayne Werth was operating a 2018 Cadillac XT5 southbound on Highway 61 near Blue Ridge Circle when he crossed the center line and struck a 2008 Jeep Liberty traveling north on 61.

Werth, along with the 16-year-old driver of the Jeep Liberty, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Adair County Coroner’s Office.

Kentucky State Police Post 15 is leading the investigation.