2 children dead, father in serious condition following Sanford dirt bike crash

Area of 13th Street closed at this time, police say

SANFORD, Fla. – Two children are dead and a man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a Sanford crash on Friday, according to the police department.

Sanford police said the crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on the 1700 block of Historic Goldsboro Boulevard, and the crash involved a dirt bike and a truck.

In a release, officers announced that a 34-year-old man appeared to be driving an unregistered dirt bike west along the boulevard, and his two children — a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old — were passengers on the dirt bike.

A Ford 150 truck was driving east along the boulevard and attempted to make a left turn onto Mulberry Avenue when it struck the dirt bike, the release shows.

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According to the department, criminal charges are pending due to the dirt bike not being street legal, having no headlight and being reported as traveling at a “high rate of speed” at the time of the crash.

In addition, police said neither the 34-year-old nor his two children were wearing helmets.

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