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Three dead after crash blocks SR-50 near Bithlo

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BITHLO, Fla. — Three people are dead after a two car crash on State Road 50 near Bithlo Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The crash occurred on SR-50 close to Gloucester Street a little after 5 p.m., troopers said.

The crash involved a pickup truck and a passenger vehicle, which overturned.

Both drivers were killed in the crash and three passengers in the pickup truck were transported to area hospitals as trauma alerts.

One of the passengers, a male teenager, was pronounced dead at Arnold Palmer Hospital, troopers said.

The other two were transported to Orange County Regional Medical Center.

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