Ormond Beach, FL – FHP says one person is dead at the scene in an accident early Monday morning on US 1 in Ormond Beach at Lowndes Avenue. That’s near Airport Road.
The accident involved a semi-truck and a vehicle. FHP says the truck was northbound on US 1 when the driver left the cab while the truck was in motion and was run over by the truck. The driverless truck then traveled into the southbound lanes where it hit the other vehicle head-on. The driver is identified a 46-year-old man from Miami Gardens, FL. A man and woman in the car the truck hit were taken from the scene to Halifax Hospital with serious injuries. They are identified as 28-year-old Roberto Jaimes of Seville and 42-year-old Rosalva Rivaz Rangel of Crescent City. Jaimes was the driver of that vehicle.
Both directions were closed for the investigation. The accident reported at 6:23 AM.
Photos of the accident scene are courtesy of the Volusia County Professional Firefighters Association.
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