NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. – Four people were killed after the driver of a Jeep collided with a Dodge Stratus in New Madrid.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), a 41-year-old male driver crossed the centerline while driving westbound on Highway U and collided head-on with an eastbound 2004 Dodge Stratus a half mile west of New Madrid.

The Stratus was driven by a 17-year-old female with two passengers under five-years-old. New Madrid County coroner pronounced all four people dead at the scene.

MSHP says next of kin has been notified.