ORANGE COUNTY, Fla \u2013 A passenger is dead after a crash that began with a tire blowout on Interstate 4, according to troopers.<\/p>\n
Florida Highway Patrol said a 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer was traveling westbound on I-4 in the inside lane when its right rear tire blew out early Sunday morning. <\/p>\n
Troopers said the blowout caused the SUV to overturn several times onto the left shoulder and into the median guardrail.<\/p>\n
According to FHP one passenger was ejected into the eastbound center lane.<\/p>\n
A 2017 Lexus CT traveling eastbound in the center lane struck the ejected passenger, troopers said.<\/p>\n
The TrailBlazer\u2019s driver and six passengers were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, investigators said. <\/p>\n
The passenger who was ejected was taken to Osceola Regional Medical Center, where the person was pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n
The Lexus driver and passenger were not taken to the hospital and remained at the scene, troopers said.<\/p>\n
The crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
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