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Woman dies, another woman injured in wrong-way crash on SR 429 in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A deadly crash Thursday morning had a section of State Road 429 shut down in Orange County.

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The crash happened around 3:20 a.m. on SR-429 near West Ponkan Road.

The crash had all southbound lanes of SR-429 shut down in the area for several hours.

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Troopers said this was a wrong-way crash that killed a 44-year-old Ocoee woman and injured a 29-year-old Mount Dora woman.

Troopers said the crash remains under investigation.

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Channel 9 is working to gather more information and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.

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