2 dead, including 4-year-old boy, after head-on crash in Zephyrhills: FHP
Two people are dead, including one child, after a crash in Zephyrhills early Saturday morning.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Nissan Altima driven by a 30-year-old Dade City man was traveling northbound on Eiland Boulevard, while a Hyundai Santa Fe driven by a 43-year-old Zephyrhills man was traveling southbound on the same road.Both vehicles had two passengers inside.South of Handcart Road, the Nissan entered the southbound lane and collided nearly head-on with the Hyundai at 4:37 a.m. After the collision, FHP said both vehicles rotated to a final rest in the travel lanes. One passenger traveling in each vehicle suffered fatal injuries.A 4-year-old boy from Dade City suffered fatal injuries in the Nissan, while a 40-year-old woman from Zephyrhills suffered fatal injuries in the Hyundai.Other occupants of both vehicles suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to hospitals.It is unclear why the Nissan went into the southbound lane.
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