Good Samaritan among two dead after stopping to help U.S. 301 accident, semi crashes into wreckage
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THONOTOSASSA, Fla. - Troopers say a Tampa woman died following a near head-on crash early Thursday morning. Moments later, a semi-truck crashed into her vehicle, sideswiped another, and collided with a good Samaritan who stopped to help with the initial crash.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 32-year-old woman from Tampa was heading north on U.S. Highway 301 in an SUV. Around 2:53 a.m., investigators said she crossed the centerline of the highway and crashed into a pick-up truck traveling south. Troopers have not determined why she veered into oncoming traffic.
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The driver of the pickup truck and his passenger had serious injuries after his vehicle caught fire due to the impact.
Then, the driver of a tractor-trailer crashed into the Tampa woman's SUV just minutes after the initial collision occurred, troopers said. The semi-truck also crashed into a passerby who had stopped to offer assistance at the crash scene.
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Troopers also said the tractor-trailer sideswiped a fourth vehicle, another pickup truck, that was driven by a 62-year-old man from Zephyrhills. He had no injuries.
The good Samaritan was a 53-year-old man from Levittown, Pennsylvania, troopers said. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he passed away.
The Tampa woman died at the scene, according to FHP.
All lanes reopened around 11:30 a.m.
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