One Person Dead, One Extricated After Head-On Crash on FL Highway

According to a report from WTSP, one person is dead and another needed to be extricated after a head-on collision between an SUV and pickup truck on County Road 672 in Hillsborough County, Florida, late Thursday night.

After arriving at the crash site, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews found the SUV with the passenger still alive, but the driver had died from injuries sustained in the accident. The passenger was then transported to a local hospital in stable condition, the HCFR said.



The pickup truck driver needed to be extricated and was then airlifted to a nearby trauma center in critical condition. 

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