PARRISH, Fla. — Three people died from their injuries in a crash Monday afternoon on County Road 675 in Manatee County, according to authorities.
The Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release they are investigating a crash involving a dump truck and an SUV in Parrish.
It happened at the intersection of Jim Davis Road and the county road, otherwise known as Rutland Road.
A 59-year-old man driving the dump truck was heading west on County Road 675 as he entered a curve in the road while the three people in the SUV – a 71-year-old man, 71-year-old woman and 80-year-old woman – were going east on the same road also entering the curve, FHP said in an updated news release.
That's when the dump truck drifted onto the north shoulder of the road and the 59-year-old grabbed the steering wheel to jerk the dump truck in a left direction, crossed the roadway in front of the SUV and entered the south shoulder, troopers say.
The driver in the SUV reportedly swerved right to avoid hitting the dump truck, but the front of the dump truck collided with the front of the SUV on the south shoulder.
All three people in the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene, troopers say. The 59-year-old was injured in the crash and taken to Manatee Memorial Hospital.
The investigation of the crash remains ongoing.