Orlando, FL : Man killed, woman critically injured in crash on Florida Turnpike on Friday afternoon, March 10, 2017

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Orange County that left a man dead and a woman seriously injured Friday afternoon, the Highway Patrol said.

The crash took place on the Florida Turnpike just before 3 p.m, troopers said.

A truck was traveling north on the turnpike, just south of State Road 417, when the man and woman were outside their car trying to fix a plastic tarp on a trailer they were towing, troopers said. The truck left the northbound lane and entered the right shoulder, striking both the man and woman, troopers said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said. The woman was transported to Osceola Regional Medical Center in critical condition.

All lanes were blocked, leaving traffic backed up past U.S. 192, the Highway Patrol said.

Traffic was being diverted at State Road 417.

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FHP: Man killed, woman critically injured in crash on Florida Turnpike