Names of Sumner County crash victims likely to be released Monday

The names of four people killed in a two-vehicle collision near Wellington on Saturday likely won’t be released until Monday, according to a Sumner County sheriff’s deputy.

The deputy made the comments when reached by phone Sunday morning. The crash happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday on U.S. 81 north of Wellington.

A vehicle traveling north crossed into the oncoming lane at Nine Mile Corner, where U.S. 81 heads east 9 miles north of Wellington, Sumner County Sgt. Lee Patterson said on Saturday.

The vehicle collided with a car coming toward Wellington on U.S. 81 and making the curve to go south, Patterson said.

There were two people in each vehicle, and all four occupants were killed. All of the victims are from the Wellington area, authorities said.

This story was originally published December 4, 2016 at 2:55 PM with the headline "Names of Sumner County crash victims likely to be released Monday."