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Jacksonville man dies in Alachua County crash

  • April 12, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Florida Highway Patrol says a 30-year-old man is dead after a head-on crash late Saturday night.

Troopers say the man, of Jacksonville, was traveling east in the westbound lane along Northeast 53rd Terrace just after 11:30, when an approaching vehicle, coming from the opposite direction, hit it head on.

The approaching vehicle flipped, while the 30-year-old man’s car burst into flames.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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