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Woman killed in I-4 rollover crash in Polk County

Fatal wreck happened near mile marker 34

Polk County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Polk County Sheriff's Office)

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 42-year-old woman was killed Sunday night when her vehicle collided with a pickup truck on I-4 and overturned, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

The fatal wreck happened around 10 p.m. near mile marker 34.

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According to the FHP, the Bradenton woman was traveling west on I-4 in a Toyota 4Runner when she collided with a Ford F-550.

The impact sent the Toyota across the highway toward the center, where it overturned before hitting an exit sign, troopers said.

The woman died at the scene, and her passenger, a 27-year-old Palmetto man, was seriously injured and taken to a hospital, according to the FHP.

The driver of the Ford, a 41-year-old Altamonte Springs, was uninjured.


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