Orange County

Victims identified after deadly rollover crash at Orlando International Airport

ORLANDO, Fla. — There were major delays Saturday morning at the Orlando International Airport after two people were killed in a crash.

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Orlando police said the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. on Jeff Fuqua and Semoran boulevards.

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Hours later, traffic at the airport was causing major delays for travelers trying not to miss their flights.

Photos: Victims identified after deadly rollover crash at Orlando International Airport

Channel 9 could see some people stuck in traffic getting out of their cars and trying to walk to the airport.

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Orlando police said four people were inside a Land Rover going southbound on Jeff Fuqua Boulevard near Cargo Road, when the driver struck a concrete wall and flipped the vehicle over into a canal.

Officers said the driver and a passenger suffered minor injuries, but the two other passengers, Erica Pacheco, 34, and David Morales, 56, were transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries where they were pronounced dead.

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The cause of the crash is still under investigation, police said.

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