MARION COUNTY, FL – A two-vehicle collision in Marion County early Monday morning left one person dead and another hospitalized.
According to a WKMG report, the incident took place along County Road 25 in Belleview shortly before 3 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation determined that a motorcycle rider was heading east on County Road 25 when his bike was struck from behind by a sedan. Both vehicles went off the road near Southeast 108th Terrace Road.
The motorcyclist, a 47-year-old man from Belleview, died at the scene. The driver of the sedan, a 21-year-old Ocklawaha man, was taken to an area hospital for treatment, but no details were immediately released on his condition.