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80-year-old man dies after car crash in Decatur Co.

DECATUR COUNTY (WISH) – An 80-year-old man died Thursday morning after an almost head on collision in Decatur County.

Police say Richard E. LaFlower was driving east on Main Street in Westport when he turned into the path of another car.

The cars collided in the intersection, nearly head on.

LaFlower was transported to the hospital where he later died. The driver of the other vehicle and his passenger were both transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

As a result of the collision, State Road 3 was closed for about an hour.