PAYSON — Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a school bus and a pickup truck Tuesday afternoon.

No children were on the bus at the time.

Christopher Jay Cook, 22, of Payson, and Makia Love Boyd, 18, of Lehi, both were in the pickup and were killed in the crash. Boyd would have turned 19 Wednesday.

Two others in the pickup — Colton Zobel, 21, and Alexandria Johnson, 20, both of Payson — were taken to Mountain View Hospital with serious injuries. Bus driver Lorrie Hone, 49, of Santaquin, was also taken to the hospital, Payson Police Lt. Bill Wright said.

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The crash happened just before 3 p.m. on Arrowhead Trail Road, which according to Wright is a "well-used road" between Spanish Fork and Salem. Based on preliminary evidence collected at the scene, Hone was not at fault for the accident, Wright said.

A second bus was driving behind the impacted bus but was not involved in the crash. Both buses were traveling to pick up students.

The impacted bus lost its windshield in the collision, Wright said.

— Pat Reavy, Brianna Bodily

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