Two killed after two trucks crash in Lake County, Florida

by SpeedLux
florida highway patrol

Two people died after a pick-up truck struck a tow truck operator on the Florida Turnpike on Friday night.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a tow truck driver was towing a disabled vehicle on the shoulder of the Turnpike in Lake County when a pick-up truck traveling north went onto the shoulder, then struck the tow truck and struck the driver.

The impact caused the pick-up truck to overturn, taking out the 51-year-old driver and critically injuring a girl, who was a passenger. The girl was admitted to Arnold Palmer Hospital.

The tow truck driver and the driver of the pick-up truck both were pronounced dead on the scene.

FHP is investigating the crash.

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