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Man killed in Florida's Turnpike rollover crash near Palm City

Posted at 11:07 PM, May 04, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-05 07:08:39-04

A man was killed in a single rollover crash on Florida's Turnpike Thursday afternoon. 

The fatal accident shut down all southbound lanes of the Turnpike at mile marker 136 near Palm City. 

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the vehicle rolled over and was hit by a dump truck. The driver of the truck was not injured. 

St. Lucie and Martin County Fire Rescue responded to the scene. 

The victim was transported by Air Rescue to a local trauma facility in critical condition and later died. 

His identity has not yet been released.