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Two mid-Missourians killed after head-on collision in Cole County

Two Cole County men have been killed in a horrific head-on collision near Russellville.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report says it  happened at about 6:45 Tuesday morning on Route C, near Route AA.

Troopers say the crash happened when 35-year-old Loren Nichols of Jefferson City crossed the center line and struck a second vehicle head-on. The Patrol says Nichols and the second driver, 39-year-old Richard Dippold of Russellville, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Patrol’s major crash team investigated the collision.

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