Two people were killed early Tuesday in a head-on crash on a Hernando County road.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, two 48-year-old men in separate vehicles died when their vehicles collided at 4:35 a.m. on U.S. Highway 98 at Lake Lindsey Road in Brooksville.

Troopers said Timothy Allen Burke's 4-door Kia sedan was was traveling southbound on US 98 when his vehicle drifted into the northbound lane, striking the left front of a Dodge SUV.

Both drivers sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.

Troopers have not released the name of the driver of the Dodge.

The crash remains under investigation.