HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol investigating a four-vehicle crash that killed one person and injured three others on Tuesday evening.
Troopers say it happened on State Road 80 and Townsend Canal Road around 6:00 p.m.
According to FHP two pickup trucks, a sedan, and a box truck were all traveling east on State Road 80.
Vehicle 1 (pickup truck), Vehicle 2 (pickup truck), Vehicle 3 (sedan), and Vehicle 4 (box truck) were approaching the intersection of Townsend Canal Road.
Troopers say the front of Vehicle 1 collided with the rear of Vehicle 2. This impact caused Vehicle 2 to travel off the roadway left, rotate and collide with a ditch. The front of Vehicle 3 then collided with the rear of Vehicle 1 and the front of Vehicle 4 collided with the rear of Vehicle 3. Driver 1 was seriously injured and flown to Gulf Coast Medical Center.
The 44-year-old driver of the sedan from Lehigh Acres was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The crash is currently under investigation.
