DADE CITY, Fla. – A Brandon man is dead after a nearly head-on crash on Blanton Road in Pasco County Saturday evening, according to troopers.
What we know:
The Florida Highway Patrol said the 21-year-old Brandon man was driving a Hyundai Elantra eastbound on Blanton Road while two other vehicles, a Chevy Equinox and Kia Sportage, were heading westbound.
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According to officials, the Brandon man failed to negotiate a curve in the road east of County Squire Lane. That’s when the Hyundai Elantra went into the westbound lane, hitting the Chevy Equinox nearly head-on.
Troopers said debris from the crash struck the Kia Sportage.
Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol.
The Brandon man and the driver of the Chevy Equinox, a 28-year-old Zephyrhills man, were both taken to area hospitals with serious injuries, but the Brandon man later died.
The driver of the Kia Sportage, a 26-year-old Brooksville woman, was not injured.
What we don’t know:
FHP has not released the identity of the Brandon man who died.
The Source: The information in this story was released by the Florida Highway Patrol.