HARRISBURG - Two people were killed in crash on I-283 Monday morning around 6 a.m.

Pennsylvania State Police said that Marshall Black, 53, Duncannon, who was driving silver Hyundai Accent, was traveling north in the southbound lanes when he struck a VW Jetta driven by Mike Kelliher Sr., 59, Jonestown, head-on.

Both Black and Kelliher were killed as a result of the accident. Neither drivers had any passengers in the vehicles and there were no witnesses.

The driver of the Accent was wearing a seatbelt and his airbags did deploy. The driver of the Volkswagen was not wearing a seatbelt and his airbags did deploy.

Police said 911 received numerous calls about a driver in a Hyundai going the wrong way on 283.

Police said Black sideswiped a Honda Civic near the Highspire interchange and continued northbound in the southbound lanes until he impacted the Volkswagon.

The Harrisburg barracks has received numerous phone calls from people who saw Black traveling in the wrong direction, however no calls have been received from anyone actually observing the impact of the two vehicles.