A fatality accident claimed the lives of two Rice County residents Monday morning. According to the Rice County Sheriff’s Office, 75-year-old Laverne Barnes of Sterling was driving south on K-14 in a Chevrolet S-10 pickup. 29-year-old Virginia Larkin of Lyons was northbound on K-14 in her 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. The two vehicles collided head on, and both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. According to the reports, icy roadways were a factor in the accident. The Kansas Highway Patrol Accident Response Team is investigating the accident. 8-year-old Brianna Larkin who was a passenger in the Pontiac Grand Am was transported to Lyons District Hospital and then taken to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita with a broken leg where, she was in stable condition as of Monday afternoon.