Incidents

2 motorcyclists die in crash on SR 417 in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A 24-year-old Casselberry man and a 21-year-old Ocala woman riding a motorcycle died Thursday evening in a crash on State Road 417 in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A motorcycle crashed into the back of a car at 8 p.m. in the southbound lanes of State Road 417 at State Road 528, FHP Lt. Kim Montes said. A pickup truck ran over the woman, Montes said.

The man and the woman were pronounced dead at the crash scene, she said.

Traffic was diverted at Lee Vista Boulevard while southbound lanes of State Road 417 were closed.

The crash remains under investigation.

No other details were given.

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