Florida Tow Operator Dies in Traffic Collision
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A 48-year-old Orlando, Fla., tow truck operator died Friday, Nov. 29, in a traffic crash on the Florida Turnpike in Osceola County, Fla.
The Florida Highway Patrol stated that at 10:30 a.m. the operator was driving a tow truck towing a vehicle in the left southbound lane at Mile Marker 226 when his truck collided with a semi-trailer in the right lane.
The tow truck left then veered off the road and struck a tree.
The driver of the semi-trailer was not injured.
The name of the tow truck operator has not been released.
Police are investigating the crash.