Two dead after truck crashes into building

SANDUSKY – Two men were killed Wednesday morning after a truck they were in crashed into a building.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when a 1991 Ford F-250, which was driven by Roger Ward, 55, of Sandusky, was driving eastbound on Meigs Street at First Street. The truck drove off the left side of the road and struck the side of a building.

Ward was pronounced deceased at the scene. The front seat passenger, Richard Ward, of Sandusky, was also pronounced deceased at the scene.

Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The Highway Patrol says that alcohol and drug use is unknown and the crash remains under investigation.