1 dead in fiery crash on SR 417 in Orange County

Fatal wreck reported near Curry Ford Road

ORLANDO, Fla. – One person was killed Friday morning in a fiery crash on State Road 417 near Curry Ford Road in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The two-vehicle crash was reported at 4:45 a.m. on southbound S.R. 417, south of Curry Ford Road.

Southbound S.R. 417 was closed in the area, but two lanes reopened just after 7 a.m.

The FHP said a vehicle ran into the back of a truck pulling a trailer. The vehicle caught fire, and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.

No one else was injured.

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No other details have been released.

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