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Six injured, one killed in late night, Orange County crash, troopers say

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM · 1 min read
Six injured, one killed in late night, Orange County crash, troopers say — ClickOrlando Local, Estero Health news
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Six people were hurt, and one killed after a late-night crash on the 429 in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. It happened just after 11:15 Friday night. According to a crash report, four cars were headed southbound near Plant Street when the driver of a Jeep Cherokee ran into a Hyundai Sonata. The driver of a Kia Sportage then hit the debris from the crash, troopers say. The initial crash caused the driver of the Sonata to then get in a crash with a Chevy Camaro, according to a crash report. A 60-year-old man in the Cherokee, an 18-year-old woman and two other teens in the Sonata, and a 36-year-old man and 37-year-old woman in the Camaro were all hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, troopers say, and the driver of the Sportage was uninjured.The Florida Highway Patrol says an 18-year-old man, who was a passenger in the Sonata, died. State troopers say the crash is currently under investigation.

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