An 87-year-old woman from Redding and a man from Bridgeport have both died after a fiery, head-on crash in Easton over the weekend.
Once in the area, police said they found one vehicle on fire and another vehicle with serious damage. Investigators said the vehicles had collided head-on on Route 58.
Firefighters responded and extinguished the fire.
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According to police, one person was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as 58-year-old Mario Licona, of Bridgeport.
The other driver, identified by police as 87-year-old Florence Mahony, of Redding, was taken to Saint Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. She later died of her injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
