Two people killed in seven-vehicle crash in Manatee County, police say
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. - Two people were killed in a seven-vehicle crash in Manatee County on Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The FHP said that at around 9:45 a.m., a car rear-ended another vehicle as they were heading north on US-301 toward Tallevast Road.
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The collision caused the first car to crash into four other vehicles.
According to the FHP, the second car, which carried a 38-year-old woman and a seven-year-old boy, was knocked into a right turn lane where it crashed into another vehicle and flipped over.
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The woman and child sustained fatal injuries, FHP said.
Three other people were injured in the crash and one driver suffered serious injuries, according to FHP.