WASHINGTON COUNTY — Icy roads are being blamed for a fatal wreck Friday night in Washington County.

According to Illinois State Police, around 6 p.m. Friday, a van driving on Route 153 just south of County Highway 10 hit an icy patch and slid into oncoming traffic crashing into a pickup truck head on.

A 23-year-old male passenger in the van was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld pending the notification of his family.

The driver of the van, 45-year-old Becka Heitman, of Addieville, and the driver of the pickup truck, 60-year-old Klif Kline, of Coulterville were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The crash closed the road for nearly 5 hours are crews responded and cleared the scene.