Four people, including a child, have tragically lost their lives following a single-vehicle crash in Lake County, Florida on Wednesday, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the fatal crash occurred shortly after midnight on County Road 561 near Florida Boys Ranch Road.
Authorities said in a news release that a 24-year-old Orlando man was driving a 2008 Dodge Durango southbound on CR-561 and crashed while going around a curve.
The SUV reportedly ran off the road into a grass shoulder where it collided with a large tree, troopers said.
The driver and three passengers – a 5-year-old Clermont girl, a 48-year-old Orlando man, and a 23-year-old Orlando woman – were pronounced dead at the scene. According to troopers, none of the victims was wearing a seat belt.
Authorities have shut down CR-561 from Lake Nellie Road to Florida Boys Ranch Road as troopers investigate the crash.
