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A 76-year-old woman is dead and a second driver is seriously injured after a crash in West Seneca

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WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WKBW — West Seneca Police are investigating a deadly collision that happened Sunday night.

Authorities say the crash happened about 6:00 p.m. at the intersection of Clinton Street and Borden Road.

Officers who first arrived on the scene say they came across a Toyota RAV4 that had flipped over in a parking lot in the northwest corner and a Dodge Caravan in an auto repair parking lot in the northeast corner. The minivan also hit three other vehicles at the repair shop with no one inside them.

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Police say the sole occupants of both vehicles were unconscious and not responsive. They both had to be extricated from their cars and taken to the hospital.

The driver of the Toyota remains in serious but stable condition, according to West Seneca Police. The driver of the Dodge was pronounced dead at the hospital. She has been identified as 76-year-old Irene Mair of West Seneca.

Police believe the driver of the Toyota was speeding eastbound on Clinton before rear-ending the Dodge as both vehicles approached the Borden intersection.

Anyone with video or who may have witnessed the accident is asked to call police at 716-674-2280.