FAYETTE, Ohio — Two people died when the car they were in was struck by a tractor-trailer in Chesterfield Township.

Just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Brian Sims, 49, of Meadville, Pa., was eastbound on U.S. 20 in the curve near milepost 10 when a westbound car failed to yield to his tractor-trailer and tried to continue straight onto Fulton County Road 19.

The driver of the car, a 67-year-old woman from Bryan, and her passenger, an 83-year-old man, were killed in the crash. The Toledo Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol withheld their names pending notification of next of kin.

Mr. Sims was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured in the crash. The driver of the other car was wearing her seatbelt, but her male passenger, who was in the backseat, was not.

The preliminary investigation

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