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Car’s engine thrown into oncoming traffic after head-on crash with semi, FHP says

Crash on State Road 429 in Winter Garden, troopers say

A crash that occurred on SR-429 Thursday, March 24, 2022, courtesy of Florida Highway Patrol. (Florida Highway Patrol)

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A driver was hospitalized with critical injuries Thursday afternoon after a a head-on crash with a semi-truck in Winter Garden, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at 12:20 p.m. on State Road 429 at mile marker 19, forcing the temporary closure of all southbound lanes, officials said.

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The driver lost control on northbound SR-429, crossed the grass median and struck a semi-truck in the southbound lanes, troopers said.

According to FHP, the car’s engine then dislodged and struck an SUV in the northbound lanes.

A crash that occurred on SR-429 Thursday, March 24, 2022, courtesy of Florida Highway Patrol. (Florida Highway Patrol)

Trooper said the sedan driver was transported to the hospital with critical injuries.

Neither the semi-truck driver nor the occupant of the SUV were injured in the crash, troopers said.

No other details were disclosed.


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