Two people were killed in an Immokalee six-vehicle crash that left another motorist seriously injured around the time traffic was driving south ahead of Hurricane Milton.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday along State Road 82, near Edwards Grove Road.
Troopers said all vehicles were traveling east on State Road 82, east of the intersection of Edwards Grove Road when a semitrailer driven by a 24-yearold Immokalee man rear-ended a car, driven by a 45-year-old Austin, Texas, woman, seriously injuring her.
Authorities said the initial collision caused the woman’s car to rotate and collide with driven by a 57-year-old Largo woman with another Largo man riding as a passenger.
The Largo motorists’ car rotated and collided with a van driven by a 41-year-old Coconut Creek, Florida, man and the semitrailer that initiated the chain of collisions, according to troopers.
The front of the van then rear-ended a third car, driven by a 35-year-old St. Petersburg man with a 4-year-old boy riding as a passenger. None of them were injured, according to troopers.
Troopers said the two Largo motorists died on scene. According to Florida Highway Patrol, at least 41 people have been killed in Collier County crashes this year.
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