SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A driver and passenger in their 70s were taken to the hospital after their vehicle plunged into a pond in Seminole County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened Sunday evening on East Lake Drive and Bird Road in Winter Springs.
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According to a crash report, a Toyota Avalon was traveling south on Bird Road, approaching Lake Drive when the vehicle ran off the road, striking the fence and power pole before crashing into the pond.
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Troopers said the vehicle then became submerged in the water.
The driver, identified as a 76-year-old man from Casselberry, and the passenger, a 76-year-old woman, were both transported to Oviedo Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the report.
The crash remains under investigation.
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