Two people died after a head-on crash Thursday in Livingston County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, 23-year-old Nicolas R. Lawson of Chillicothe was driving a Chevrolet Silverado north on US 65 about four miles south of Chillicothe. Lawson’s vehicle crossed the center line and hit a 1990 Lexus LS 400 head-on. The Lexus was driven by 49-year-old Orville C. Cooper of Bosworth.  

Lawson was pronounced deceased at Hedrick Medical Center at 7:57 p.m. Cooper was pronounced dead at the scene. 

According to the crash report, Cooper was wearing a seatbelt and Lawson was not.