Four people were killed in a two vehicle accident along Interstate 20 in Taylor County Tuesday morning.

The Merkel Police Department says the driver of an semi-truck lost control of his truck on the westbound lanes of the Interstate 20 around 5:00 a.m.

The 18-wheeler then crossed the center median and slammed into a passenger car heading eastbound.

The identities of the deceased will not be released until next of kin have been notified.

Authorities are still investigating the accident and no additional information has been released at this time.

(Information from BigCountryHomepage.com)