FL Thanksgiving Day Tragedy After Ford Explorer Occupied By 10 Crashes Near Yeehaw Junction Turnpike

OSCEOLA COUNTY, FL. (THECOUNT) — A Ford Explorer with 10 people inside overturned multiple times on the Florida Turnpike just before noon on Thursday, leaving one woman dead and multiple adults and children injured, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened on the southbound Florida Turnpike near Yeehaw Junction at mile-marker 212 at 11:50 a.m., said Lt. Kim Montes.

For reasons that are still unclear, a car lost control and slammed into the garage, pinning Braden Stevenson against the wall.

A witness told troopers that a vehicle cut the driver of the Explorer off, causing the driver of the Explorer to lose control and flip multiple times. source

Montes said a woman died on the scene and the remaining passengers, including four children, were transported to local hospitals.

Both the north and southbound lanes of the turnpike remain closed.

This is a developing story.

Yeehaw Junction is a census-designated place in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 240. The area was confused with Buenaventura Lakes CDP in the 2000 census, and the correct data for the area was not recorded, according to Wikipedia.