LEXINGTON TWP., Stark Co., Ohio - Two people, including a man from Mahoning County, are hospitalized following a head on crash just north of Alliance.

The Stark County Sheriff’s Department reports that a Buick Regal driven by a 34-year-old Berlin Center man went left of center on Route 225 and ran into an oncoming pickup truck at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Chevy Silverado was being driven by a 41-year-old woman from Atwater.

Both drivers were trapped in their vehicles and had to be extracted by first responders from the Lexington Township Fire Department.

The victims, whose names have not been released, were taken to Mercy Health Center in Alliance for treatment of their injuries.

Deputies could not characterize the seriousness or nature of the injuries.

Alliance Police were also on the scene to assist.