Two Springfield teens die in car accident on 68

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Two Springfield teens died in a two-vehicle crash on Route 68 north of Springfield Friday afternoon.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that 17-year-old Taylor Haffner was driving her Honda Civic north on 68 when she went across the median and into the southbound lanes.

She then collided with a Hyundai Tuscan driven by Debra Knowles of Colorado.

Haffner and her passenger, 17-year-old Osman Diaz, both passed away from the accident.

Knowles and her passenger, Jodi Knowles, were both transported to Kettering Health Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

The OHP was assisted at the scene by Springfield Township Fire & EMS, German Township Police Department, Springfield Police Department, Clark County Coroner’s Office, Ohio Department of Transportation, and Dan’s Towing.

The crash remains under investigation.