Deadly crash reported on State Road 46 in rural Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol troopers were investigating a deadly crash Friday afternoon on State Road 46 in Brevard County’s rural Southmere community.

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The crash was reported shortly after 1:15 p.m. at SR 46 and Pitbull Lane.

From Skywitness 9, you could see that at least one of the vehicles had flipped into a ditch.

Troopers said the crash involved a 2016 Honda Odyssey a 2014 Lincoln MKX.

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“The sequence of events that lead to this crash are still under investigation,” an FHP spokeswoman said. “We currently only have preliminary information as our Traffic Homicide Investigators are still on-scene investigating this fatal collision.”

The Honda’s driver and her passengers were taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

The Lincoln’s driver died at the scene.

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The westbound lane on State Road 46 remains closed because of the crash.

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See a map of the scene below:

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