LURAY, VA – Virginia State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash in the Luray area. The crash occurred Wednesday at 3:46 pm on Collins Avenue, just south of Fairlane Drive.

A 2003 Chevrolet Cobalt was traveling south on Collins Avenue when it crossed a double solid yellow centerline and collided head-on with a northbound 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis.

The driver of the Chevrolet, 55-year-old Helen Desimone of Luray, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Page Memorial Hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries. Coffey stated that she was not wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the Mercury, a 74-year-old woman from Luray, suffered serious, but on-life-threatening, injuries. She was wearing a seatbelt.

A juvenile passenger in the Mercury was uninjured in the crash.

A medical emergency is considered a factor in the crash.