Saline County, Ill. – Two people are dead and another injured after a crash in Saline County.

73-year-old Donald Childers and 68-year-old Betty Childers, both of Marion, died in the crash on Route 34 near Womble Road around 3 p.m. Thursday. Police say Donald Childers swerved to miss a slow-moving vehicle and lost control of his car, striking a tree. Wet road conditions played a role in the crash

27-year-old David Grace of Marion was sent to a local hospital for treatment of injuries.