TAMPA, FL : Haines City man killed in Tampa crash on Thursday, 1st February 2024

One person was killed, and two others suffered minor injuries in a Tampa crash on Thursday evening.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 43-year-old Haines City man was traveling westbound in a Kia Niro in the inside lane of the I-275 exit ramp to Howard Avenue shortly before 5:15 p.m. when he suffered a medical emergency, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a Dodge Caravan that was disabled and parked on the shoulder to the exit ramp.

The Haines City man was taken to an area hospital where he later died.

A 61-year-old Largo man, who was a passenger in the Kia, suffered minor injuries in the crash.


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