CITRUS COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said two men died when their vehicles collided head-on in Citrus County last week.
The Citrus County Chronicle reports the accident happened Feb. 21 on South Rock Crusher Road at about 6:55 p.m. According to state troopers, the driver of a northbound Hyundai Santa Fe crossed over the center line just north of West Minuteman Street. The vehicle crashed into a southbound Pontiac G6.
The driver of the Pontiac, a 63-year-old man from Crystal River, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hyundai driver, a 38-year-old Crystal River man, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.
The identities of the victims were not immediately released.
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