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Man dies after vehicle overturns into canal

Posted at 9:40 AM, Mar 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-29 09:40:22-04

A Belle Glade man is dead after his vehicle left the road and overturned into a canal, according to Florida Highway Patrol. 

The accident  happened at 3 p.m. on the dirt road off of County Road 827/US27 in Belle Glade. 

Officials say 55-year-old Wilson Jean Charles of Belle Glade was traveling northbound on the dirt road when his vehicle plunged into a canal.  

Charles was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The cause of the crash is under investigation.