Two airboats collided at Wild Florida, a nature park that provides gator encounters, a safari, and Everglade airboat rides, on Monday around 12:15 p.m., injuring 13 people. The nature park is in Kenansville, near Orlando, on Lake Cypress. The cause of the collision is unknown, and the US Coast Guard…
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News: Multi-vehicle crash near State Road 528 kills 1, injures 2
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said one person was killed and two others injured in a crash in Orange County on Sunday night. WKMG reports the incident happened in the area of State Road 528 and John Young Parkway. The FHP’s accident report indicated that a driver…
News: Driver killed after crashing into construction equipment on SR-417
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – A driver was killed in a car accident in Orange County on Thursday morning, according to WOFL. Police said a man was driving south in a northbound construction zone on State Road 417 sometime before 4:30 a.m. The vehicle collided with construction equipment that was on…
News: Driver sought in hit-and-run death of pedestrian in Orange County
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run incident that killed a pedestrian in Orange County, WKMG reports. The incident happened in the vicinity of 10th Street and Belvedere Road Feb. 5 at about 7 p.m. The FHP said a man was believed to have been…
News: Search underway for wrong-way driver who struck motorcyclist on State Road 520
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said it is searching for the driver involved in a crash in Orange County that left a motorcyclist dead. According to WKMG, the incident occurred Thursday morning on State Road 520 near State Road 528 at about 5:20 a.m. The FHP said…
News: Man killed when motorcycle crashes into tree in Zellwood
ZELLWOOD, FL – A man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in Orange County Saturday afternoon, state troopers said. WKMG reports the victim was riding south on Round Lane Road near King Avenue in Zellwood when the incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. According to…
News: 2 dead in crash involving pickup and tow truck on Florida Turnpike
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – A collision between two vehicles on the Florida Turnpike in Orange County early Thursday morning left two men dead, reports WKMG. The incident happened in the turnpike’s southbound lanes near mile marker 266 in the area of State Road 408 at about 5:44 am. The Florida…
News: 5 injured when car and dump truck collide at SR-417 toll plaza
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – Five people were injured in a collision in Orange County Saturday morning, reports WKMG. The Florida Highway Patrol said a sedan and a dump truck crashed on State Road 417 at the John Young Parkway Toll Plaza. According to the FHP, the man driving the sedan…
News: Woman killed in hit-and-run while trying to save turtle from roadway
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – A woman was struck and killed by a box truck driver in Orange County on Tuesday reports FOX 35. Virginia Celli-Olivo, 57, got out of her SUV to rescue a turtle on Curry Ford Road near Sanctuary Point Boulevard. A driver in a box truck struck…