Police say that five people are dead after a crash in Clermont County early Sunday morning. It happened on State Route 28, near Edenton Pleasant Plain Road, at approximately 1:43 a.m. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is leading the investigation and says two vehicles,

Clermont County Coroner's Office said Mathew Penny, 25, Dustin McDole, 43, Chloe Love, 19, Dezmen Jernigan, 18, and Andrea Iery, 42, were all pronounced deceased on the scene. One other person was taken to UC Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Both drivers and three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. One passenger was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.