GROVELAND, FL – A 24-year-old man is dead after a head-on collision with a semi-truck on State Route 50 Sunday night, WESH reports.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on eastbound SR-50 near Sloans Ridge Road around 10:30 pm. The 24-year-old driver missed a curve, crossed into the westbound lanes, and collided head-on with an oncoming semi-truck. The man’s car then became partially engulfed in flames.
The 24-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The 69-year-old semi-truck driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
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