Two people were killed and one person was serious injured in a two vehicle accident near Idalou Saturday afternoon.

The accident was reported around 2:20 p.m. at US Highway 62/82 and Farm to Market Road 1729 (County Road 3100).

According to the DPS, the driver of a Kia passenger car failed to yield the right of way and pulled out in front of a Dodge pickup truck on US 62/82.

Paulino Quinonez, 79, and his wife, Patrocinia Quinonez, 71, were pronounced dead at the accident scene. They were the occupants of the Kia. 

The driver of a pickup truck was take to University Medical Center with incapacitating injuries.

Authorities identified the driver of the pickup as Joey Espinoza, 29, of Lubbock.

The Texas Department of Public Safety, the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, the Idalou Volunteer Fire Department and EMS, Idalou Police Department, UMC EMS and the Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office all responded to the accident scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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