Two people were killed in two unrelated crashes in Marion County on Saturday.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the first crash happened just after midnight.

A Kawasaki motorcycle tried to pass another vehicle on US 77 Highway near Florence when it collided head-on with an oncoming Toyota Camry. The motorcycle rider, 22-year-old Justin Williamson from Weiser, Idaho, was killed. The driver of the car had suspected minor injuries.

The second crash happened just after 6:00 in the evening.

The patrol says 92-year-old Ronald Ludwig of Florence was driving a Lincoln Nautilus SUV in Peabody.  He failed to stop at a stop sign, at the intersection with US 50 Highway, and collided with a Freightliner semi. Ludwig suffered suspected minor injuries. A passenger in the SUV, 92-year-old Dorothy Conyers from Marion, was killed in the crash. The driver of the semi was not hurt.