SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A 27-year-old Florida man was killed Friday morning when his vehicle drove off an overpass, landed on I-75 in Sumter County and crashed into another vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The fatal wreck occurred around 10 a.m. on I-75 at mile marker 331 near Wildwood.
The FHP said an Inverness man was driving a Honda Accord east on County Road 462 when he lost control and drove off the overpass.
The Honda landed on I-75 south and collided with a Volvo SUV driven by a 61-year-old Georgia man, according to an FHP crash report.
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The Inverness man died at the scene, and the Volvo driver suffered minor injuries, according to Florida troopers.
All southbound lanes of I-75 were shut down, FHP said, adding that C.R. 462 was also closed. Traffic cameras later showed all lanes flowing again before 3 p.m.
No other details have been released.
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