BUSHNELL, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a collision in Sumter County Monday morning left one one driver dead and the other hospitalized.
WKMG reports the two-vehicle accident took place near Bushnell at about 7:45 a.m.
The FHP’s investigation found that the driver of a Chevrolet SUV was going east on County Road 476 and traveled into the westbound lane near SW 52nd Street. The SUV collided with a Nissan pickup truck that was going west.
The driver of the Chevrolet, a 32-year-old man from Inverness, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Nissan driver, a 37-year-old Groveland man, was seriously injured and transported to an area hospital.
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