Two people are dead after a head-on crash in Forward Township, Butler County, on Friday, troopers said. 

Pennsylvania State Police said they were called to a two-vehicle crash on Evans City Road, or State Route 68, near Buhl Road shortly before 11 a.m. 

Police said they learned that a Jeep Cherokee driven by 69-year-old Kathryn McGown of Evans City crossed over the double yellow line and hit a Cadillac XTS driven by 80-year-old Marcia Carnahan of Slippery Rock. 

Troopers said both women were pronounced dead at the scene. McGown wasn't wearing a seatbelt, police said. 

The crash shut down the road in both directions, but Route 68 has since reopened. 

Police said they're continuing to investigate.