(KNZA)--A former Sabetha resident was among two men killed Tuesday afternoon in a wrong way, head-on collision on U.S. 75 Highway, north of Topeka.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says 72-year-old Peter Bieri, of Lawrence, was northbound in the southbound lanes when his SUV collided head-on with a SUV driven by 25-year-old Trey McCluskey, of Topeka and formerly of Sabetha.

Beiri and McCluskey were pronounced dead at the scene.   

McCluskey's wife, 25-year-old Taylor McCluskey, was a passenger in his vehicle. She was transported to Topeka’s Stormont-Vail Hospital with serious injuries.

McCluskey, who was a Topeka police officer, was off-duty at the time.  He had been employed with the police department since July 2015, and was a 2011 graduate of Sabetha High School.

The Patrol says all three occupants were wearing seatbelts when the wreck happened shortly before 2:15 Tuesday afternoon.

The wreck remains under investigation.