2 dead after head-on collision near Clam Gulch

The two drivers, the sole-occupants of their vehicles, were declared dead on the scene

Alaska State Troopers logo.

Alaska State Troopers logo.

A Kenai man and a Homer woman died in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday.

According to a dispatch from Alaska State Troopers, Brandon Ihde, a 40-year-old from Soldotna, was driving a 2023 Kia Carnival southbound away from Clam Gulch when he crossed the centerline and struck the oncoming 2010 Toyota Tacoma being driven by Ane Mane, a 61-year-old from Homer, the dispatch said.

The crash occurred near Clam Gulch around Milepost 119.5 of the Sterling Highway. Soldotna troopers responded to the two-vehicle collision around 11:30 a.m., the dispatch said.

The two drivers, the sole-occupants of their vehicles, were declared dead on the scene.

Reach reporter Jake Dye at jacob.dye@peninsulaclarion.com.

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