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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) – Florida Highway Patrol officials say two people were critically hurt in a traffic accident early Sunday morning. They did not release identities, but say the two people were a man and woman from Florida. Highway Patrol officials say the accident happened at 2:09 Sunday morning at SR-292 / SR-752. From FHP: A Chevy Tahoe was traveling east on State Road 295. The driver failed to negotiate a curve to the left approximately at the intersection

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A 7-year-old boy is dead after a crash at Hog Waller Campground & ATV Resort in Palatka on Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  The crash happened around 2:06 p.m.  An FHP crash report states that the 7-year-old was sitting behind a 32-year-old man operating an ATV when the driver made a sharp turn, flipping the vehicle. The ATV overturned onto the child as he struck a tree stump, according to FHP. The child was taken to

Action News Jax is working to learn more about a crash that left at least one person hurt early Sunday morning on Interstate 295. The Florida Highway Patrol said it happened around 2:30 a.m. on I-295 northbound near the exit for I-10. We’re reaching out to FHP to find out what led to the crash and to find out the condition of the people involved. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave victims facing physical injuries,

A black pickup truck that hit the back of a LYNX bus early Sunday morning. The crash happened around 6 a.m. on west Oak Ridge road near Chancellor Drive. Investigators told Channel 9 that people were taken to a local hospital.The crash happened around 6 a.m. on west Oak Ridge road near Chancellor Drive. Investigators told Channel 9 that people were taken to a local hospital. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave victims facing physical

A39-year-old man riding a motorcycle died in a crash early Sunday on South Orange Blossom Trail, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Just after 3 a.m., the 39-year-old was riding a 2006 Honda GL 1800 southbound on OBT just south of Cypress Crossing Drive when a 38-year-old woman turned right onto OBT and hit the motorcyclist, FHP said. The woman who was driving a 2014 Kia Soul was taken to Advent Health Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, FHP said. The motorcyclist

Photo by: News4jax The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting where a man and woman were injured at a Regency convenience store. JSO said the two were parked at a convenience store on Burt Road when another driver wearing a mask pulled up and blocked the car. The driver of the other car shot at the blocked vehicle multiple times for unknown reasons, JSO said. The victim got in the car and tried to drive away toward the Tredinick

Police are investigating a crash in Homestead early Thursday that killed a man and woman who were riding a motorcycle. The crash happened in the 26200 block of Southwest 112th Avenue. Miami-Dade Police said the man was operating the motorcycle with the woman as his passenger when there was a collision with an SUV. Fire rescue crews responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene. The woman was taken to Jackson South Medical Center, where she later died. No

A man was arrested after he allegedly struck a person with his car, left the crash and ran from police in Tampa. Tampa Police said Vincent Oliver, 34, was driving near Busch Boulevard and 50th Street when he struck a woman in her 20s walking across the street in a crosswalk. The woman died from the injuries. Oliver left the area and drove to a nearby convenience store in his car. He then got out of his car and ran

An elderly man died Friday morning in a fire at a condo complex on Jacksonville’s Southside, firefighters said. The fire broke out shortly before 4 a.m. at the Lakecrest Condominiums on Belle Rive Boulevard, just east of Southside Boulevard. The fire affected three condos, and the elderly man was found dead in an upper unit, according to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue. JFRD said at least 70 firefighters responded to the scene and were able to put the fire out within

 Photo by: Polk County Sheriff’s Office A Mulberry man died Thursday afternoon after a semi-truck crashed into his car, according to deputies. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said at about 4:10 p.m., a Freightliner was carrying a 53-foot trailer south on SR-37 when it nearly struck a pickup truck that was stopped to make a left turn into Bay Port Valve and Fitting. A PCSO release said the semi-truck driver, 60-year-old Alberto Benitez of Hialeah, hit the emergency brakes, but

Photo by: Northescambia One person was injured in a crash involving a transit bus with seven passengers Thursday morning on Highway 29 near Tate School Road. The Florida Highway Patrol said a Honda SUV driven by a 36-year-old woman was traveling north on Highway 29 and attempted a left turn onto Tate School Road about 7:30 a.m. Troopers said a transit bus traveling south on Highway 29 collided with the side of the SUV. The SUV left the roadway and

Photo by: MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK In the sixth Brightline-related fatality in Brevard County since October, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline passenger train Thursday, just yards away from a fire-rescue station in Micco. The crash, at Barefoot and Ron Beatty boulevards, was reported just before noon. Brevard County Fire Rescue crews heard the crash and ran out from the fire station, fire officials reported. The person struck was dead on the scene, attended