A 20-year-old Florida man passing a car in a no passing zone caused an accident that killed two young children in his vehicle and injured eight people Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The man crossed a double yellow line in Lake County and a pickup truck heading in the opposite direction swerved to avoid him. But so did the other driver and the vehicles collided head on, the highway patrol said.
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WATCH HEREA two-year-old and a four-year-old in the car passing illegally were killed. Neither were in a child restraint seat. A one-year-old in the car was flown to a hospital in serious but stable condition, the highway patrol said.
The driver and a 21-year-old woman were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The driver and four passengers in the pickup truck were also taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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Florida Highway Patrol said charges are pending.
