LOXLEY, Alabama — A head-on collision Monday on Alabama 59 at the entrance of the Loxley Municipal Park just south of U.S. 90 has resulted in the death of a Bay Minette woman.

According to a release issued Monday by Lt. Doug Phillips with the Loxley Police Department, Sarah Echols, 49, of Bay Minette was killed instantly when a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling southbound crossed the center line and struck her 2014 Hyundai Tucson head-on. The collision occurred at around 7:20 a.m.

“The driver and the passenger in the Jeep, both in their early 20s, were transported in critical condition by helicopter to USA Medical Center in Mobile,” Phillips said. It is believed they have both been stabilized.

Both the driver and the passenger of the Jeep have yet to be identified, Phillips said, while the Loxley Police Department investigates the exact cause of the crash. Assistance was provided by Loxley Volunteer Fire Department, Stapleton Fire Department, Medstar Ambulance Service, AirCARE1, Life Flight and the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Department.