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Two people killed in DeSoto County crash

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DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating a fatal crash in DeSoto County.

FHP says a van hit two people walking their tricycles and a wagon along SE Airport Road on Wednesday around 7:45 p.m.

It happened on SE Airport Road between SE Durrance Street and SE King Street.

Troopers say one child was riding in a wagon attached to one of the tricycles at the time of the crash.

Both adults were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

The child was not injured.

The driver of the van, a 25-year-old Arcadia woman, was not hurt.

FHP is investigating the cause of the crash at this time.