ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A deadly crash has shut down a portion of Orange Blossom Trial in Orange County.
The crash involved a semi-truck and a car.
Florida Highway Patrol received word of the crash shortly after 2 a.m. Monday and said it happened near the State Road 417 off-ramp to OBT.
Investigators told Channel 9 on scene that the driver of a tractor-trailer had exited SR-417 and was attempting to make a lefthand turn onto northbound OBT.
FHP said that’s when a Kia K4 traveling along southbound OBT collided with the cab of the truck.
FHP said according to witnesses, the driver of the Kia ran a red light.
A trooper said the top of the car was sheered off as it passed underneath the semi. The car continued southbound on OBT for about one thousand feet before slamming into a pole in the area of Town Center Boulevard.
FHP said the man driving the Kia died in the crash.
As of 6 a.m., Orange Blossom Trail remained closed in both directions between Deerfield Blvd. and Town Center Blvd.
Channel 9’s Sam Martello is bringing you live reports from near the shutdown and Alexa Lorenzo is monitoring the crash from the Traffic Center.
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