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Man, 70, killed in Oviedo crash

OVIEDO, Fla. — A 70-year-old man died in a crash in Oviedo on Wednesday morning.

Troopers said the crash happened before 8 a.m. on State Road 426 at Via Loma Drive.

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It involved a 2019 RAM Promaster 1500 Van and a 2019 Ford Fusion.

Troopers said the driver of the van, a 70-year-old Winter Park man, died on the scene. The driver of the Fusion, a 31-year-old woman from Oviedo, was not injured and remained on scene.

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Troopers said the driver of the Fusion attempted to make a left-hand turn onto State Road 426 on a red light at the same time the driver of the van was traveling through the intersection on a green light.

Both lanes of State Road 426 were closed as the investigation continued. The lanes reopened as of 11:15 a.m.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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