Webster City-A two vehicle crash near Webster City on Wednesday afternoon claimed the lives of two people. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office was notified just after 12 noon Wednesday of a white pickup truck that had entered the westbound lane of U.S. Highway 20 at the Webster City exit and was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. Webster City Police officers and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area in an attempt to intercept the wrong-way vehicle. Before emergency responders could arrive, the vehicle traveling the wrong direction collided head-on with a westbound vehicle. Both drivers died of their injuries in Wednesday’s accident. For several hours Wednesday, the westbound late of Highway 20 was closed to allow emergency personnel and investigators process the accident scene. The names of the victims are being withheld by authorities. Wednesday’s accident remains under investigation by Webster City Police, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa State Patrol, Webster City Fire Department, the Iowa Department of Transportation, Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Van Diest Medical Center EMS department.