Two Bellingham adults, child from Kelso killed in head-on crash in Yakima County

Three people from Western Washington died Friday in a head-on collision in Yakima County.

Two were from Bellingham and the other was from Kelso.

The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on State Route 24, about 15 miles east of Moxee.

According to a Washington State Patrol incident report, Luis and Yajaira Martinez of Bellingham were heading east with two children in the backseat – a 6-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy.

The state patrol says they veered into oncoming traffic to pass someone and hit another car head-on. Both adults were not wearing seat belts and died in the crash.

The passenger in the other car, Jayde Entler of Kelso, also died according to the incident report. She was 11 years old and was not wearing a seat belt.

Three other people involved in the crash were transported to a nearby hospital for their injuries.