ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. – A head-on collision near Deception Pass left two Oak Harbor residents seriously injured Thursday afternoon.

The State Patrol reports a 79-year-old driver was southbound when she suffered a medical emergency and swerved into the on-coming lane.

She collided head-on with a car driven by a 68-year-old man.

The woman was airlifted to a hospital in Everett while the man was taken to Anacortes.

Highway 20 was blocked just south of the Deception Pass bridge for about 3 hours.