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77-year-old Leesburg man dies after truck crashes into guardrail and overturns

A 77-year-old Leesburg man was killed when his truck crashed into a guardrail and overturned.

He had been driving a 2022 Toyota Tundra at 10:19 a.m. Sunday on State Road 429 in Orange County when he lost control of the vehicle, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The truck hit the guardrail and overturned.

The driver and his passenger, a 73-year-old woman from Eustis, were both transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. She suffered serious injuries, but was listed in stable condition.

Both had been wearing their seatbelts, the report noted.

The crash remains under investigation.

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