Two women, including a mother of a boy, died following a head-on crash Sunday, July 26, along Route 8 in Butler Township.

Jennifer N. Johns, 27, of Kittanning, and Brandi Novosel died of injuries sustained in the evening crash. Johns died at the scene, while Novosel, a mother, was taken to hospital and died later from her injuries.

Butler Township police said Johns was driving a 2025 Buick Envista southbound at a high rate of speed when her vehicle veered into the opposite lane and struck the northbound 2017 Chevrolet Trax, driven by Novosel’s husband, Frank W. Novosel III.

The Novosels and their son were all taken to area medical facilities, where Brandi Novosel later died. Police did not specify where the Novosels were from and their ages.

State police, Butler Township police, Butler Township Volunteer Fire District, Butler Bureau of Fire, Butler Ambulance Service and Atwell’s Towing responded to the scene.