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Sunday night two car crash leaves two dead in Fort Wayne; victims identified

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO)  Two people are dead following a Sunday night crash that resulted in both cars engulfed in flames.  It happened around 9:30 p.m. where police were called to Arcola Road, just east of Yellow River Road, in reference to a reported motor vehicle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, police found two cars involved in the crash completely engulfed in flames. According to preliminary reports, an eastbound passenger car and a westbound passenger car collided. The collision caused both cars to become fully engulfed in flames upon impact.

Police say the driver of the eastbound car was taken to a local hospital in serious condition. The driver and passenger of the westbound passenger car were both pronounced dead at the scene. Further details including the victims’ identities have not yet been released.

The investigation in the crash is on-going.

The driver and passenger of the westbound passenger car have been identified as Laine C. Arvey, 40, of Fort Wayne, and Matthew P. Tustison, 49, of Fort Wayne.

Arvey’s cause of death was later ruled to be due to blunt injuries to the head and torso, and her manner of death an accident.

Tustison’s cause of death was ruled due to multiple blunt impact injuries and his manner of death an accident.

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