Two people were killed and an infant was injured during a crash in Halifax County on Christmas Eve. Virginia State Police is investigating the crash that occurred at 12:20 pm on Chatham Road, near the intersection  with Leighwood Trail, in Halifax County.

A 2006 Jeep Liberty was heading eastbound on Chatham Road when it crossed the centerline. A 2002 Ford Explorer, heading westbound, then crossed the centerline in an attempt to avoid the Jeep.  The Jeep, however, corrected, and moved back into the eastbound lanes, striking the Explorer head-on.  The Jeep then caught fire.

Three passengers, including a one-month-old infant, were pulled from the Jeep by a passerby and EMS personnel.

The driver of the Jeep, 22-year-old Danyelle Hankins, and the passenger in the Jeep, 30-year-old DaShawn White, died at the scene. Both were from Halifax. Neither was wearing a seatbelt.

The one-month old, who was properly restrained, was flown to an area hospital, as well as the driver of the Explorer.  The driver of the Explorer was wearing a seatbelt.

The crash remains under investigation.