ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 62-year-old St. Cloud woman was killed and a construction worker was critically injured Monday night in a crash that closed the Florida Turnpike in Orange County for hours, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers said Susan Bagaas died in the crash, which was reported at 9:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike near Osceola Parkway.
According to the FHP, Bagaas was driving a 2013 Ford Edge when she struck Robert Alan Wilson Jr., 41, of Mims, who was on a man lift in a construction zone.
Wilson was ejected from the equipment and suffered critical injuries, the FHP said. He was taken to Osceola Regional Hospital.
Bagaas' car struck a concrete barrier after hitting the man lift, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, the FHP said.
A passenger in Bagaas' car suffered serious injuries, the FHP said.