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3 killed in fiery wrong-way crash on rural Florida road

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Posted at 8:28 AM, Nov 14, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-14 08:28:32-05

IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed in a wrong-way crash on a Florida road.

The Naples Daily News reports that the crash occurred early Wednesday on a rural road near Immokalee.

Florida Highway Patrol says a Jeep Wrangler was traveling east in the westbound lanes when it crashed head-on into a Jaguar. Both vehicles became engulfed in flames.

A driver in the Jeep and a driver and passenger in the Jaguar all died in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.