1 Killed in Ocala Car Crash at Southwest 49th Avenue and Southwest 117th Place

The Ocala man was transported to the hospital in critical condition, while his two passengers were hospitalized with serious injuries

Ocala Car Crash
1 Killed in Ocala Car Crash at Southwest 49th Avenue and Southwest 117th Place

Ocala, FL. – One person was killed and two others were hospitalized in critical condition after a head-on collision in Marion County on Saturday night.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release, the crash happened near the intersection of Southwest 49th Avenue and Southwest 117th Place just after 11 p.m.

A 35-year-old Ocala man was driving a car southbound when he drifted into the northbound lane and collided head-on with a second vehicle.

The Ocala man was transported to the hospital in critical condition, while his two passengers were hospitalized with serious injuries.

The driver of the northbound car, a 70-year-old man from Ocala, died at the hospital.

One passenger in the 2nd vehicle is in critical condition.

The incident investigation is ongoing.

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