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Troopers: Man dies when pickup strikes tree in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A 29-year-old Orlando man died early Wednesday when he was thrown from a pickup truck after hitting a tree in Orange County's Christmas neighborhood, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Galo Carrera was driving east on East Colonial Drive at St. Nicholas Avenue at 6:45 a.m. when he lost control of his truck for an unknown reason, Sgt. Kim Montes said.

Carrera was pronounced dead at the crash scene.

The road has reopened.

The crash remains under investigation.

No other details were given.