California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Goodwin says two unidentified men died early Thursday when their Honda Civic veered into opposing lanes on the highway and was broadsided by a sport utility vehicle.

Goodwin says the SUV's 43-year-old driver and 44-year-old passenger, both from Perris, were taken to Mission Hospital. The driver suffered minor injuries and the passenger moderate injuries.

The crash shut down all lanes of the highway for a time but they have since been reopened.