Anchorage police have identified the people killed in a Monday crash on the Seward Highway near Portage that also left three others injured and a dog missing.
Police named the dead from the collision near Mile 82 in an updated statement as Sharon Finn, 67, and Anna Acovak, 55. Their families have been notified.
The women were passengers in a Mazda CX-50 SUV heading south on the highway just after 4 p.m. Monday, when police say it was struck head-on by a Jeep Gladiator pickup truck headed north.
The driver of the Mazda, as well as both occupants of the Jeep, were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash but say they believe icy conditions were a factor.
The crash occurred during a day marked by morning snowfall that slickened roads across Southcentral Alaska. In Anchorage, police received reports of 91 accidents and 114 vehicles in distress Monday, said spokesman Christopher Barraza.
Officers were also informed that a short-haired dog ran from one of the vehicles after the collision, Barraza said. A Facebook post Tuesday from an Anchorage missing-pets group said the dog, named Mosby, was last seen running north from the crash site and remained missing.