Crash on I-75 kills 2, injures 3 including children in Marion County
OCALA Fla. (WCJB) - An adult woman and a teenager were killed in a crash on Interstate 75 in Marion County on Wednesday morning, two young children and another adult were also hurt.
Florida Highway Patrol Troopers say around 10:20 a.m. a minivan was headed south on I-75 near County Road 318. The van switched lanes in front of a semi-truck causing the back of the van to collide with the truck’s tire.
The van went off the interstate and hit several trees before bursting into flames.
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The 49-year-old woman driving the van and a 15-year-old passenger died in the crash. A 23-year-old woman in the van was seriously injured and two children ages 2 and 1 years old suffered minor injuries. Everyone in the van was from Miami.
The driver of the semi-truck was not hurt.
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