two-vehicle crash this morning
Brooksville :
Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol are currently investigating a two-vehicle crash earlier this morning that resulted in five deaths.
The crash happened at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Citrus Way (C.R. 491) and Ponce De Leon Boulevard (U.S. 98), in Brooksville, where a box-type truck collided with a pickup truck.
All five occupants of the pickup truck died at the scene.
The two occupants of the box truck transported to nearby trauma centers with serious injuries.
The FHP is asking motorists to avoid the area for the next several hours to allow for additional investigation and the proper cleanup of the area.
