13-year-old, 83-year-old killed in I-75 crash near Alachua: FHP

ALACHUA, Fla. – Two radical were killed and different was earnestly wounded Thursday greeting successful a three-vehicle clang connected Interstate 75 successful Alachua County.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an 83-year-old pistillate and a 13-year-old miss from High Springs that were riding successful an SUV were killed successful the clang adjacent Alachua that unopen down I-75 astir 11 a.m. A 50-year-old pistillate that was besides riding successful the SUV was besides earnestly injured.

FHP said a car that merged into a tractor-trailer that was traveling successful a southbound lane of the road started a concatenation absorption that ended successful tragedy. After the car deed the tractor-trailer, FHP said it slid crossed the road and deed the rear extremity of the SUV. That sent the SUV into the enarthrosis and caused it to overturn respective times, FHP said.

All southbound lanes of Interstate 75 were temporarily closed for the probe and aboriginal reopened.

The probe into the clang is ongoing, FHP said.

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