Polo – Five persons, including two children, were killed Tuesday night as the result of a two car collision four miles northwest of here. Another person is reported in critical condition at Dixon Public Hospital this morning.

Killed in the crash were Thomas Joseph McCue IV, 12, and his sister, Carol Ann McCue, 15. The two McCue children were riding in a car driven by their mother, Mrs. Miriam E. McCue, 34, who was injured and take to the Dixon hospital. The McCue family recently moved to Sterling from Freeport .

Dead in the second car were the driver, Mrs. Wayne (Gloria) Ballard, and two passengers, Lloyd W. Wakenight, 50, and his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Wakenight, 43. all three person were Mount Morris residents.

State police said that the crash occurred at 9:15 p.m. at the intersection of Ill. 64 and a blacktop road. The junction is located in Ogle County about two miles from the intersection of Rt. 64 and Ill. 26.

According to sate police report, the accident was a “right angle collision.” authorities have been unable as yet to determine the direction of the two cars involved.

Reports from the scene of the crash said that state police required almost two hours to remove the bodies from the wreckage. State police set the damage to Mrs. McCue’s auto at $1,500, while the care driven by Mrs. Ballard sustained $2,000 damage. The five fatalities make a total of seven auto accident deaths with in the last three days in the local area.