{"id":2126,"date":"2024-01-25T18:02:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T00:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=2126"},"modified":"2024-01-25T18:02:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T00:02:27","slug":"2-killed-as-pickup-slams-into-log-truck-on-us-301-in-bradford-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/2-killed-as-pickup-slams-into-log-truck-on-us-301-in-bradford-county\/","title":{"rendered":"2 killed as pickup slams into log truck on US-301 in Bradford County"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRADFORD COUNTY, FL — Two people traveling in a pickup truck died Thursday morning after the vehicle struck a log truck on U.S. Highway 301 in Bradford County, according to News4Jax<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While News4Jax did not provide the exact location of the crash, a report from the Florida Highway Patrol indicates a 47-year-old Middleburg man was driving a log truck when he tried to turn left onto northbound US-301. At one point, a southbound pickup truck collided with the truck’s trailer and became wedged underneath.<\/p>\n

First responders pronounced both the driver and passenger of the pickup truck deceased at the scene. Their identities have not been made public at this time.<\/p>\n

The FHP said the fatal accident caused a secondary, more minor crash between a sedan and a dump truck. Both vehicles were heading southbound on the highway when they swerved to avoid the primary crash and ultimately collided on the shoulder of the same side.<\/p>\n

No injuries to the driver of the log truck or any of the secondary drivers were reported.<\/p>\n

Authorities continue to investigate.<\/p>\n