OSCEOLA COUNTY, FL. (THECOUNT) — A slow moving Mitsubishi vehicle with a flat tire, being followed by a Ford Explorer, were rear-ended by a FedEx tractor-trailer in south lanes of the Florida Turnpike Tuesday.
The crash, which claimed at least 3 lives, occurred Tuesday morning about 12:40 a.m. at mile marker 217 near Kenansville, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
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The three-vehicle crash happened at about in Osceola County, FHP said.
Troopers said a Mitsubishi car with a flat tire was traveling slowly in the right lane while a Ford Explorer followed slowly behind the car. The FedEx tractor-trailer approached the Explorer at a normal speed, but the driver did not realize the two vehicles were driving at a slow speed. The front end of the FedEx truck hit the rear of the Explorer and then the rear of the car, and the tractor-trailer jackknifed, FHP said. source
Troopers said three people in the Explorer were killed, and three others were hospitalized. The driver of the Mitsubishi and the driver of the FedEx truck suffered minor injuries.
The names of of the victims has not yet been released.
Anyone with information on the crash should contact police at 911.