Fallston Accident Kills Essex, Bel Air Men

claimed the lives of two men Tuesday morning and closed a portion of MD Route 152 to traffic most of the day.

Police say the accident happened when a utility vehicle crossed the double yellow line on MD Route 152 in the area of Reckord Road, according to , public information officer with the .

The county vehicle, driven by 59-year-old Donald Jones of Bel Air, hit a GMC Terrain head-on and a Jeep, driven by 51-year-old Mike Euler of Fallston hit the GMC from behind, according to Worrell.

The driver of the GMC, 46-year-old Ronald W. Buchholz of Essex, was pronounced dead at the scene, Worrell said. Jones died later that day.

David Walter, Sr., age 36, of Bel Air was a passenger in the public schools work vehicle at the time of the crash. Walter was taken by Joppa Magnolia ambulance to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Maryland for treatment where he remained in stable condition late Tuesday afternoon.

Euler was taken by medevac helicopter to shock trauma. He remained in stable condition there Tuesday afternoon.

, spokesman for Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association, confirmed both deaths late Tuesday morning.

Maryland State Police and Monica Worrell, public information officer with the confirmed only the first death before 11 a.m. Worrell confirmed the second later in the afternoon.

The accident took place around 10:05 a.m. and MD Route 152, or Mountain Road, remained closed to traffic between US Route 1 and Singer Road until almost 4 p.m.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, Worrell said.

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Editor's Note: A previous version of this story mistakenly stated which individual died at the scene. The article has been updated to reflect the correct information.