Duval County

All lanes of North Main Street closed at Duval-Nassau county line due to fatal crash, FHP says

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — All lanes of North Main Street are closed near the Duval-Nassau county line, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

Update: 7 p.m.

Reports from the Florida Highway Patrol state that two sedans and a van were involved in a fatal crash that happened at approximately 1 p.m. Friday afternoon.

The first sedan was traveling northbound on US 17 as the van and the other sedan were traveling southbound on US 17, one behind the other.

The first sedan veered into the southbound lanes colliding with the van’s left side, then rotating counterclockwise into the southbound lane colliding with the second sedan.

The van was then redirected to the right and overturned into the grassy shoulder where it finally came to a stop.

The sedan’s came to final rest facing north in the southbound lane of US 17.

The driver of the second sedan is in critical condition and the passenger has been declared deceased.

Original story:

JSO said the closure is due to a crash in Nassau County. The Florida Highway Patrol is now reporting the crash is fatal.

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All traffic will be turned around at Yellow Bluff Road, JSO said.

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