JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A 73-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman, both from Ponte Vedra Beach, were killed Thursday night when a pick-up truck going the wrong way on JTB hit their SUV head-on near Marsh Landing Parkway, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers said that just after 9 p.m., a 21-year-old man, also from Ponte Vedra, was headed west in the eastbound lanes of JTB, just west of Marsh Landing Parkway, when his pick-up truck hit the SUV, which was driving east in the right lane.
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The collision sent both vehicles spinning in opposite directions, troopers said.
The driver of the SUV and one of his female passengers died. A 38-year-old woman, also riding in the SUV, suffered serious injuries. Everyone in the SUV was wearing a seat belt, according to the crash report.
The driver of the pick-up, who was not wearing a seat belt, also suffered serious injuries.