RIVERVIEW, Fla. — Two people were killed in a three-car collision on the evening of Christmas Day in Riverview.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Hyundai Sonata was driving west on Ambleside Boulevard when it drove into the path of a Kia Optima that was going northbound on U.S. 301.
After the initial crash, the Sonata spun and hit a GMC Acadia driving south on U.S. 301.
The Florida Highway Patrol said two Palm Harbor women in the back seat of the Sonata died as a result of the crash. The driver of the Sonata, an 87-year-old Palm Harbor man, suffered minor injuries in the crashes.
The drivers and passengers in the other cars had minor injuries or were not injured.
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