PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Two people are dead and five others are injured after a two-car crash in Pasco County on Saturday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
Around 4:37 a.m., a 30-year-old Dade City man was driving a Nissan Altima northbound on Eiland Boulevard, while a 43-year-old Zephyrhills man was driving a Hyundai Santa Fe southbound, according to a release.
South of Handcart Road, the Nissan driver entered the southbound lane and collided nearly head-on with the Hyundai. Both vehicles rotated to a stop in the roadway.
One passenger in each vehicle died from their injuries as a result of the crash—a 4-year-old boy riding in the Nissan and a 40-year-old Zephyrhills woman riding in the Hyundai.
The other five occupants of both vehicles suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to local hospitals.
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