One man is dead following a three-car accident in Shenango Township.

It happened on New Butler Road in front of the Eldorado Motel at 7 p.m., according to the Shenango Police Department.

Two S.U.V.s collided head-on after one of the vehicles drifted into the opposite lane. A third vehicle was sideswiped in the incident.

A man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lawrence County Coroner. 

Meanwhile, a second driver was flown from the scene by medical helicopter to a hospital in Youngstown, officials say.

A third driver was not injured.

The road was closed for several hours as officials investigated the scene but has since re-opened.