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Multiple Sunbathers Run Over by Car at North Florida Beach

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  • Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue says a 78-year-old man apparently suffered a medical episode, losing control of his car.
  • A passenger in the vehicle managed to grab the wheel and turn the car back onto the main driving lane.

Authorities say a car ran over two sunbathers at a Florida beach.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that the injuries occurred Thursday on New Smyrna Beach.

Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue says a 78-year-old man apparently suffered a medical episode, causing him to lose control and hit the two people. A passenger in the vehicle managed to grab the wheel and turn the car back onto the main driving lane.

The injuries to the two sunbathers weren't considered life-threatening.

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