Two people are dead after a single vehicle automobile accident discovered Wednesday evening on Highway 293 near milepost 8 in south Wasco County. According to the Oregon State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed a car that had been reported stolen earlier in the day from Fossil was southbound and for unknown reasons left the roadway going down an embankment where it crashed into a tree. The adult male driver and a female passenger were declared deceased at the scene by emergency personnel. Troopers are attempting to identify both occupants. The crash was reported to emergency personnel by a landowner who found the vehicle on his property. It is unknown when the crash happened.