LEESBURG, Fla. (AP) - One person was killed Wednesday when the vehicle they were riding in crashed into a semitrailer at a Florida toll booth, authorities said.
The crash occurred on The Florida Turnpike near Leesburg, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The semitrailer was stopped in a toll lane with an attendant when the other vehicle failed to slow and slammed into the back of the trailer. A passenger in that vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials didn’t immediately name the victim.
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