CLINTON COUNTY — A woman from Swansea died in a head-on crash Monday on U.S. 50 in Clinton County, the county coroner said.

Margaret Smith, 65, was pronounced dead at 1:43 p.m. at the scene on U.S. 50 at St. Rose Road, according to Coroner Phillip Moss.

An eastbound Chevrolet SUV crossed over into the westbound lane and onto the shoulder of U.S. 50 before it swerved back into the eastbound lane and struck a Chrysler minivan head on, according to an Illinois State Police news release.

Smith was a passenger in the minivan, Moss said. The drivers of the two vehicles were transported by helicopter to a regional hospital.

No other information about the crash was available to be released, state police said.

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