a tragic car crash killed three people and blocked traffic on the Interstate 75 on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Florida Highway Patrol agents, the accident occurred in Marion County at milepost 337, approximately one mile north of the Sumter County line.
The lieutenant Patrick Riordan, FHP spokesman, He detailed that a dump truck and a Subaru car were traveling south on I-75, while a 2021 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup with a trailer and a 2022 Chevrolet SUV were heading north.
According to the spokesperson, at one point the dump truck and the Subaru collided, and this impact caused multiple collisions. Both vehicles caught fire in the northbound lanes.
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FHP officials reported that the northbound lanes were blocked due to debris and vehicles. Riordan said that the truck driver died at the scene, as did a 40-year-old man from Pearland, Texas, aboard the Chevrolet SUV. A 19-year-old woman was also seriously injured in the latter car.
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James Lucas, spokesman for the Marion County Fire Department reported that his agency received the report at 1:13 pm and arrived at 1:24 pm Four people were taken to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.
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The accident was classified as a level 1 massive fluke because of the people involved.
Fire rescue teams from Sumter and Marion worked together, the spokesman said. Lucas said the fire reached grass, spreading to a mobile home community. the flames were controlled before the residences were affected.
Wednesday’s deaths are the 72nd, 73rd and 74th deaths so far this year in unincorporated Marion County.
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