Two people are dead following a head-on collision in Central Bedeque, P.E.I.

Emergency crews responded to the scene on Route 1A around 6:15 p.m. Thursday.

Police say two vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when they collided head-on.

The drivers of both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene. A female passenger in one of the vehicles was taken to hospital. She has since been released.

The victims have been identified as a 44-year-old woman from New Haven, P.E.I. and a 53-year-old man from Hampton, P.E.I.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but police say weather and road conditions are considered to be contributing factors.