Man, woman die after being thrown from ATV in Lake County

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Update:

The roadblock for this crash has been lifted, and the roads have been reopened.

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A man and a woman died Wednesday afternoon when they were thrown from the all-terrain vehicle they were riding on a dirt road in rural Lake County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Troopers said the crash happened at about 3:15 p.m. on North Austin Merritt Road near Ward Drive.

They said that the ATV was traveling northbound on North Austin Merritt Road when the rider lost control of the vehicle and ran off the roadway.

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Investigators said the ATV struck a tree and overturned, throwing the riders off the vehicle. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

Neither person was publicly identified.

Both directions of North Austin Merritt Road are blocked so troopers can investigate the crash.

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