The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office released the names of four people who died Thursday in a head-on crash in western Kankakee County.

Coroner Bob Gessner identified the driver of the Honda Accord as Malik Parker, 26, of Plainfield. The passenger was Malia Park, a juvenile girl, of Champaign.

Gessner would not release the age of the girl, but in a news release sent Friday, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office identified the girl as being 5 years old.

The driver of the Chevrolet Equinox was Rafig Muhammad, 51, of Harvey, and the passenger was Fuayatullah Khan, 66, of Aurora.

All four were pronounced dead at the scene, Gessner said.

The crash occurred about 10:20 p.m. Thursday on South 18000 West Road near West 2000 South Road, 2 miles east and south of Reddick in western Kankakee County.

Witnesses reported that the 2021 Honda Accord traveling north on 18000 West Road had been traveling recklessly before the collision, crossing the center line at a high rate of speed and passing other motorists moments before impact, the sheriff’s office said.

The Honda subsequently struck a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox head-on as the Equinox was traveling south, according to the release.

Upon impact, the Accord burst into flames. One of the occupants was ejected from the vehicle while the other was unable to get out, Gessner said.

The occupants of the Equinox had to be extricated, Gessner said.

The Illinois State Police Traffic Reconstruction Unit is assisting with the investigation.