Two drivers are dead and a 19-year-old was hurt after a box truck and a pickup truck were involved in a crash Tuesday evening on Interstate 95 in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
- 2 drivers died
- Both were wearing seat belts
- Accident under investigation
The crash happened at mile marker 261 at 6:30 p.m. A pickup truck containing workers assigned to interstate construction was stopped facing eastbound, on the right paved shoulder, of southbound I-95, troopers said.
Even though it was marked as a construction area, the other vehicle traveling southbound on I-95, driven by 56-year-old Alfred Weaver, drove onto the paved shoulder. The front of that vehicle hit the left side of the pickup truck driven by 57-year-old Clay Suber, FHP stated.
The drivers of both vehicles died. Both were wearing seat belts, according to FHP.
Patrick Tucker, 19, was taken to Halifax Medical Center with serious injuries.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.