BARTON, NY (607NewsNow) – State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Tioga County.

Just after 1 p.m. on December 20, authorities say an SUV crossed the center line and struck a pickup truck on State Route 34 in Barton.

Four people from the Bronx were traveling in the SUV. Both rear passengers, a 41-year-old male, and a 38-year-old female died as a result of their injuries. The pickup truck driver, a 68-year-old man from Athens, Pennsylvania, was also killed.

The victims’ names are being withheld pending next of kin notification.

State Route 34 was closed between Old Route 34 and Oxbow Road for several hours. The investigation is ongoing.