OSCELOLA CO., FL – A fatal crash involving a tow truck and a water tanker truck occurred Monday morning in Osceola County, according to WJXT.
The collision took place around 9:22 a.m. at the intersection of Poinciana Parkway and Marigold Avenue in Kissimmee.
FHP troopers say a 65-year-old Winter Park man was driving the water tank truck north in the median on Poinciana Parkway, which was situated within an active construction zone. When the driver exited the median and pulled into the roadway, the tanker was hit by an oncoming tow truck.
The tow truck’s driver, a 24-year-old man, was thrown from the vehicle. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the crash site.
The driver of the tanker truck was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
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