SORRENTO, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly collision that took place in Lake County on Wednesday evening, WKMG reported.
A 2020 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck and a 2001 Yamaha motorcycle were involved in the crash, which occurred near Sorrento at about 6 p.m. According to the FHP’s preliminary investigation, the Chevy driver was going westbound on State Road 46 and made a left turn at 4th Street. The pickup entered the path of the motorcycle and the vehicles collided.
The motorcycle rider, a 65-year-old man from Sorrento, died at the scene. The driver of the Chevy, a 49-year-old man from Apopka, was not injured in the wreck and remained at the scene.
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