ANDERSON COUNTY, KS. (THECOUNT) — Odyessie Allen, of Westphalia, Kansas, has been identified as the victim in a Wednesday vehicle crash in Anderson County.

Allen, 31, was killed in a two-vehicle crash that critically injured another woman near Westphalia Wednesday evening.

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According to reports, Allen was operating a Chevy Cruze on a country road in Westphalia, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle then made head-on contact with a Chrysler 300.

Th 49-year-old female driver of the Chrysler was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.

Allen was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Anderson County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,836. Its county seat and most populous city is Garnett – Wikipedia.