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Second woman dies following crash on Normandy Boulevard involving 2 pedestrians

By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff
By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE 6:36 a.m. on 9/4- Florida Highway Patrol is reporting the second pedestrian involved in this crash has died.

According to the crash report, a 45-year-old woman and a 32-year-old woman were walking northbound across Normandy Boulevard at around 8:44 p.m. Sunday when they entered the path of a SUV traveling westbound. The car collided with the women. One woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was transported to a local hospital, where she later died.

The 60-year-old SUV driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement.

The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department is responding to a car vs. multiple pedestrians incident at Normandy Blvd. and Blair Rd., which has resulted in one reported fatality and critical injuries.

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Action News Jax is at the scene working to learn more information about this accident.

JFRD has confirmed that one pedestrian has sustained critical injuries, and one other has been killed.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, all Westbound lanes are blocked due to the accident. People are encouraged to avoid the area at this time.

One woman at the scene who did not want to be identified said that she had to block off traffic with her truck to try and save the victims before authorities arrived after they were hit by a car.

“I saw two bodies lying on the ground, cars stopped to help them. One lady was unresponsive. The other was on the ground still breathing but seriously injured. After a while... she stopped breathing,” the woman told Action News Jax.

The scene is an active investigation and the story will be updated when details arrive.

JFRD: One pedestrian dead, another hurt in Normandy Blvd. crash

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