One person dead, another seriously injured in head- on collision in Martin County

One person dead, another seriously injured in head -on collision in Martin County

Martin County, Fl- Authorities say one person died and another was seriously injured in a head-on collision in Martin County Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol says the driver of a pickup truck, which was heading east, died when a dump truck crossed the center line while heading westbound on State Road 710. The dump truck hit the pickup truck head-on. The victim was identified as 68-year-old Chris Buchanan of Okeechobee, who died at the scene. Emergency crews flew his female passenger to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the dump truck sustained minor injuries. FHP says the case is still pending investigation.

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