MARION COUNTY, FL – Two people died after their vehicles collided last week in Marion County, First Coast News reported.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened Wednesday night along County Road 315. The FHP’s investigation indicated that the driver of a northbound van crossed over the center line near Northeast 222nd Lane at about 8:35 p.m. The van traveled into the southbound lane and entered the path of an SUV, resulting in a head-on collision.
The driver of the van, a 55-year-old man from Interlachen, and the driver of the SUV, a 38-year-old Fort McCoy woman, were both pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
State troopers said the man was not wearing a seat belt.
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