OKEECHOBEE, FL – A two-vehicle collision involving an 18-wheeler killed one person on Tuesday in Okeechobee, Florida, reports LakeONews.Com.
Shortly before 12:45 p.m., emergency crews responded to a head-on crash along FL-78 near the Big O RV Resort between Eagle Bay and C. Scott Driver Park.
Police say that an eastbound 18-wheeler swerved onto the westbound side of the highway to avoid rear-ending a stopped vehicle. The semi then crashed head-on into a westbound Ford F-150 pickup truck.
The driver of the pickup truck died after transport to an area hospital. Thus far, police have only identified the victim as a 65-year-old Okeechobee woman.
It’s unclear if anyone else sustained injuries in the crash.
A full investigation is underway.
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