GADSDEN COUNTY, FL (WTXL) \u2014 UPDATE:<\/p>\n
5:45 p.m.: The Florida Highway Patrol now says the driver of the car has died. The report says it was a 28-year-old female from Orlando City. <\/p>\n
FHP says preliminary information shows around 1:40 p.m., the car was traveling in the inside eastbound lane when it went off the road into the median, hitting several trees before stopping and catching fire. <\/p>\n
The report says the driver was taken to HCA Gadsden Emergency Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n
The 15-year-old female passenger was taken to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare with minor injuries.<\/p>\n
The Florida Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by Gadsden County EMS and Gadsden County Fire Rescue.<\/p>\n
Roadblocks were in place during the investigation but have since been removed, and all lanes are back open.<\/p>\n
3:30 p.m.: FHP now says only the outside lanes, both EB and WB, are blocked; inside lanes in both directions are open.<\/p>\n
Original:<\/p>\n
Two people are in critical condition after hitting a tree on I-10 Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n
The Florida Highway Patrol says it happened around 1:45 p.m. near the Chattahoochee exit, causing both sides of the road to be impacted. They say both the driver and the passenger were taken to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare for critical injuries.<\/p>\n
It’s not known what led up to the crash, as the investigation has just begun.<\/p>\n
FHP says both EB lanes are blocked and that the fast lane on the WB side is also blocked; the WB slow lane is open. <\/p>\n
This is a developing story.<\/p>\n
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