ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – One person was killed and another injured after their vehicle lost control trying to exit the Florida Turnpike at Interstate 4 in Orange County on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened on the northbound Florida Turnpike exit ramp to the eastbound I-4 Express Lanes around 3:04 p.m.
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According to a crash report, a Mazda MX-5 was traveling north on the Florida Turnpike exit ramp to I-4 at mile marker 259 when the driver started to change lanes towards the inside lane and lost control.
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Troopers said the driver then overcorrected to the left and struck the inside shoulder concrete wall barrier before the vehicle overturned onto its roof.
The driver, identified as a 19-year-old St. Cloud man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger, identified also as a 19-year-old man from St. Cloud, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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