Two-car crash kills one, shuts down I 275 at 54th Avenue

ST. PETERSBURG — A two-car collision Friday evening left one person dead and shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 275 for several hours, authorities said.

The crash occurred at 6:42 p.m. near the 54th Avenue North exit, bringing traffic to a standstill. The person killed was not identified late Friday and the circumstances of the crash were not available.

Florida Highway Patrol investigators were still on scene at 10:30 p.m. The crash overturned one vehicle and trapped a person in the second car, officials said.

-- Jacob H. Fries, Times staff writer

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