1 killed, 2 seriously injured in head-on crash in Sumter County

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Sumter County that left one person dead and sent two others to the hospital.

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The crash happened just after 7 p.m. Monday on County Road 472 near Oxford.

According to FHP, a Cadillac CTS was headed westbound on CR-472 west of NE 42nd Blvd. and entered the eastbound lanes to pass other cars on the road when it collided nearly head-on with a Nissan Altima traveling east on CR-472.

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The impact forced both cars to rotate onto the south shoulder of the roadway with the Cadillac overturning multiple times.

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Troopers say the Altima driver, identified only as a 55-year-old woman from Oxford, died at the crash scene.

The Cadillac driver, identified as a 52-year-old man from Ocala, and his passenger, an 81-year-old man from Yorkville, Illinois, were both taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

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Troopers have not said whether any of the people involved in the crash used their seatbelts.

The crash remains under investigation.

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