Ocala, FL : Toppled tree in Ocala causes head-on collision, 2 hospitalized on Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Two people are hospitalized after an excavator accidentally knocked a tree down onto State Road 40 in Marion County.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers said around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, a Department of Transportation contractor was working on the shoulder of State Road 40.

The contractor knocked a tree down, which hit a Hyundai SUV traveling eastbound on SR-40.

The SUV’s driver lost control and hit a box truck head-on.

The SUV’s driver and passenger were transported to the hospital with serious injuries.

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Toppled tree in Ocala causes head-on collision, 2 hospitalized