HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A 36-year-old Tampa man has died after a wrong-way crash that happened Friday around 9:53 pm, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say a van was driving southbound on I-75 and exited at MLK JR (SR-574).
According to FHP, the 36-year-old Tampa man was on the same exit ramp but driving the wrong-way northbound and collided head-on with the van.
Troopers say the Tampa man’s car caught fire and partially burned.
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Both drivers were transported to area hospitals, where the 36-year-old man died from injuries suffered during the crash.
The driver of the van, a 49-year-old Riverview man, suffered serious injuries in the crash.
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