UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — University Heights police said a head-on collision on Cedar Road near Brockway Road Saturday afternoon turned fatal.

The impact sparked a fire that burned both vehicles. Police said when they arrived on scene around 4:30 p.m. “occupants of the vehicles were determined to be deceased.”

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office later identified one of the victims as 20-year-old Marlon Jarel Emory of South Euclid.

Another person was said to be injured in the crash and was taken to a nearby hospital.

It took several hours to clear the debris and reopen the intersection.

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Police continue to investigate the crash. They did not say what led to the crash.