Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a deadly crash that happened on I-4 Eastbound early Saturday morning.According to FHP, the crash happened around 4:18 a.m. at mile marker 59 in Osceola County.Traffic cameras show the eastbound lanes of I-4 closed just before exit 60 for State Road 429 North towards Apopka.FHP said the driver of a 2015 Subaru WRX traveling in the center lane of I-4 Eastbound did not notice a 2006 Kia Sportage ahead of them and then collided with the rear of the Kia.The Subaru then ran off the roadway towards the center median and crashed into a guardrail.The initial impact caused the Kia to rotate before coming to a stop across the center and outside lanes.FHP said that then a 2010 Jeep Wrangler traveling in the center lane crashed into the left side of the Kia that was disabled from the first crash. The Kia then collided with the center guardrail.The 65-year-old woman from Lutz driving the Kia Sportage was transported to Celebration Hospital where she was pronounced dead.The 38-year-old female passenger in the Jeep was transported to Osceola Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.The Jeep’s driver suffered minor injuries and the WRX’s driver was not injured in the crash.I-4 Eastbound reopened in the area around 11 a.m. Saturday.Top headlines:FHP: 1 killed, 2 injured in Osceola County crash’Couldn’t stop crying’: Father devastated after 8-year-old son killed in Apopka burglary crashFirefighters: Skydiver dies in Titusville
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a deadly crash that happened on I-4 Eastbound early Saturday morning.
According to FHP, the crash happened around 4:18 a.m. at mile marker 59 in Osceola County.
Traffic cameras show the eastbound lanes of I-4 closed just before exit 60 for State Road 429 North towards Apopka.
FHP said the driver of a 2015 Subaru WRX traveling in the center lane of I-4 Eastbound did not notice a 2006 Kia Sportage ahead of them and then collided with the rear of the Kia.
The Subaru then ran off the roadway towards the center median and crashed into a guardrail.
The initial impact caused the Kia to rotate before coming to a stop across the center and outside lanes.
FHP said that then a 2010 Jeep Wrangler traveling in the center lane crashed into the left side of the Kia that was disabled from the first crash. The Kia then collided with the center guardrail.
The 65-year-old woman from Lutz driving the Kia Sportage was transported to Celebration Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The 38-year-old female passenger in the Jeep was transported to Osceola Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.
The Jeep’s driver suffered minor injuries and the WRX’s driver was not injured in the crash.
I-4 Eastbound reopened in the area around 11 a.m. Saturday.
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