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Two people were killed Wednesday morning, On U.S. 441 North in a head on collision.
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OKEECHOBEE — Two people were killed Wednesday morning on U.S. 441 North.
On August 4 at approximately 6:15 a.m., a 57-year old Okeechobee man and an 82-year-old Okeechobee woman were killed after the sedan they were traveling in was involved in a head on collision with a box truck.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol press release, two box trucks were traveling southbound on U.S. 441 North near Northeast 160th Street. A sedan was traveling north. For an unknown reason, the sedan and one of the box trucks collided head on. This caused the sedan to also collide with the second box truck.
The box truck involved in the head on collision was driven by a 39-year-old man from Saint Cloud. He suffered minor injuries. The driver of the second box truck was was also a 39-year-old man from Saint Cloud. He and his 61-year-old male passenger were uninjured.
The driver of the sedan and his passenger were both pronounced dead at the scene. The case is being investigated by Trooper Haggard and Corporal Deravil of the FHP.
