Deadly crash shuts down stretch of Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County

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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A deadly crash has a stretch of Florida’s Turnpike shut down in Osceola County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

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The agency’s website indicates that troopers responded to the crash near Kenansville shortly after 1 a.m. Friday.

FHP reported the incident in the area of mile marker 202 of the Turnpike.

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Troopers said all southbound lanes are blocked.

Southbound traffic is being diverted off the Turnpike at Exit 249, or Osceola Parkway.

Channel 9′s Alexa Lorenzo is monitoring the latest with this crash.

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