Fatal wreck closes major Hernando County road

Photo: Traffic backs up on State Road 50 after a fatal accident. [WILL VRAGOVIC | Times]

UPDATE at 1:45 p.m.: The Florida Highway Patrol now confirms at least one fatality from the wreck. The westbound lanes of State Road 50 remain closed, and traffic is being detoured to Ovenbird Road to get around the crash scene.

A silver Lincoln was making a left onto State Road 50 from Ovenbird Road, when it was struck by a Chevy Silverado pickup truck traveling westbound on SR 50 in the left lane, according to FHP Cpl. Earl Frazier. The driver of the Lincoln was killed in the accident.

SPRING HILL -- A possible fatal car accident has shut down a major Hernando County thoroughfare in Spring Hill, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The accident is blocking westbound State Road 50 just east of Deltona Boulevard.

Preliminary reports from the scene indicate a possible fatality and at least one other seriously injured person.

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-- John Frank, Times staff writer