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Two dead after head-on crash on SR-39 in Plant City: FHP

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PLANT CITY, Fla. — Two men were killed Saturday in a head-on collision involving three vehicles on State Road 39 in Plant City.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Subaru SUV traveling south attempted to pass another vehicle south of East County Line Road and collided head-on with a northbound Chrysler minivan. The impact caused one or both vehicles to rotate and strike a Ford F-250 towing a horse trailer that was traveling behind the Subaru.

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The drivers of the Subaru and the minivan, both adult males, died at the scene and at the hospital, respectively. The driver of the Ford, a 64-year-old Webster man, sustained minor injuries and was not transported. The crash remains under investigation.

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