2/19/20 update:
Omaha Police have released the names of two people killed in a crash early Tuesday.
Griselda E. Bugarin, 24, was the driver of the Mazda.
Vadim Belyaev, 58, was the driver of the Honda minivan.
Both were pronounced dead on scene.
2/18/20 story:
The Omaha Police Department shut down part of the JFK Freeway for a portion of the morning after responding to a double fatal accident on Tuesday.
Sgt. Jason Menning said crews received a phone call at around 2:10 a.m. about a driver going the wrong way on the JFK.
Just two minutes later, another phone call came in about a head-on collision at the intersection of the JFK and F Street.
Sgt. Menning tweeted updates and a picture from the scene.
The female driver of a Mazda sedan struck a minivan head on, according to Sgt. Menning.
She and the male drive of the minivan were pronounced dead on scene.
Traffic was diverted onto L Street for nearly four hours, until crews cleared the area.
Sgt. Menning says they are still investigating the crash.
