Calhoun County, FL (June 26, 2018) – A Calhoun County accident left three people dead on Sunday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene to investigate.
The incident took place around 1:45 p.m. around the area of State Road 71 on Coley O’Bryan Road.
A BMW sedan with two women inside was traveling southbound on the roadway. At the same time, a GMC SUV being driven by 68-year-old Robert Downing was traveling northbound on the same road.
The sedan with the two women was passing several vehicles while traveling south. Suddenly, it collided head-on with the SUV. Both vehicles caught fire and came to a final rest on the east shoulder of State Road 73.
The drivers and one passenger died in the accident. The identities of the women are not yet known at this time.
In Florida in just the year 2017, there were over 400,000 car accidents. Somebody dies in a serious crash every three hours on our roadways each year.
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