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1 killed, 2 injured in Polk County crash

Wreck occurred at 1st Street North in Winter Haven

File photo of Florida Highway Patrol cruiser (WJXT 2020)

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 66-year-old man was killed and two others, all from Winter Haven, were injured Sunday night in a Polk County crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The wreck occurred around 9:06 p.m. at 1st Street North in Winter Haven.

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The man was driving a pickup truck north on that street at the same time an 18-year-old Winter Haven man was driving a sedan south on that same road, a crash report shows.

The pickup truck driver turned left the intersection of Avenue Q Northwest and was struck by the sedan, according to the FHP.

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Troopers said the pickup truck then traveled to the outside shoulder and overturned, ejecting both the driver and his passenger, a 64-year-old man. The sedan came to a stop after crashing into G’s Spot Salon.

The three men were taken to the hospital with injuries, where the 66-year-old man died, according to troopers.

No other information is available at this time.


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