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Fatal head-on crash shut down State Road 46 in Lake County

42-year-old Umatilla man killed, FHP says

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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A fatal crash in Sorrento closed State Road 46 in both directions Friday night.

A sedan collided head-on with a truck tractor on State Road 46 near Wekiva Pine Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Troopers say the sedan was traveling westbound when it veered into the eastbound lanes, into the path of the truck tractor.

The driver of the sedan, a 42-year-old man from Umatilla, died at the hospital, while the driver and passenger of the truck tractor were taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Troopers are still on the scene and investigating.

State Road 46 was closed from County Road 46A to Osprey Hammock Trail.

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