The Villages man, 95, dies in crash with fence, tree

Crash happened on Buena Vista Boulevard

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SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A 95-year-old The Villages man died Monday morning when his vehicle crashed into a fence and tree in Sumter County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 9:17 a.m. on Buena Vista Boulevard.

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According to troopers, the man was traveling north in a Buick and failed to negotiate a curve, going off the road and crashing into a fence and then into a tree.

The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

No other information was released.