A head-on collision Monday evening in Shelby County resulted in both drivers being sent to Myrtue Memorial Hospital. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports the crash happened at around 7-p.m. in the 400 block of Highway 59. 64-year old Clella Hagedorn, of Defiance, was attempting to pass a vehicle in front of her as she was headed northbound on Highway 59 in a Subaru Forester, at the same time 25-year old Sarah Conry, of Harlan, was traveling south in a Ford Taurus. Both drivers swerved to avoid a collision, but their vehicles still hit head-on.

Medivac Ambulance and Avoca Fire and Rescue transported the women to the hospital. Crews with the Harlan Fire Department assisted at the scene.