THOMPSON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two women killed when a minivan transporting residents of a nursing home collided head-on with a car in northeastern North Dakota.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol identifies the victims as 59-year-old Lynette Ysteboe and 97-year-old Alpha Flatten, both of Hatton. Authorities say the women were passengers in a minivan owned by and transporting residents of Hatton Prairie Village nursing home in Hatton.

The van collided with a Nissan Altima on Highway 15 near Thompson on Thursday morning.

Authorities say the westbound Nissan was negotiating a curve in the frost-covered road when it crossed the center line and collided with the eastbound van.

The drivers were taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with non-life-threatening injuries.

Previously…

Thompson (NDHP)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports two people were killed Thursday morning about 10:45 in a head on crash  12 mile west of Thompson on Highway 15.

A 2007 Nissan Ultima driven by 19 year old Brendon Myron of Northwood was  westbound on Hwy. 15 negotiating a curve in the roadway.

A 2008  Chevrolet Uplander driven by 59 year old Scott Grund of Hatton was eastbound on Hwy. 15 negotiating the same curve in the roadway. The Nissan crossed the centerline into the eastbound lane of Hwy. 15. The Nissan and the Chevrolet struck head-on in the eastbound lane. After the collision, both vehicles came to rest upright on the north shoulder/partially in the north ditch of Hwy. 15.

Myron and Grund were transported by ambulance to Altru Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Occupants in the Uplander, a 59 year old female was transported by ambulance to Altru Hospital and was pronounced dead at the hospital, and  97 year old female was pronounced dead on scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.