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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Three people hospitalized after accident on SW 60th Avenue in Ocala

Three people were rushed to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision in southwest Ocala.

According to an Ocala Fire Rescue press release, firefighters responded at around 2 a.m. this morning to an accident that occurred near the 3400 block of SW 60th Avenue.

Engine 6, Rescue 4, and Battalion Chief 11 were dispatched to the scene. When the units arrived, they observed a pickup truck and sedan with heavy front-end damage.

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The driver of the pickup truck needed to be extricated. Firefighters removed the driver’s side door using hydraulic tools, and the driver was removed from the truck and trauma-alerted to the hospital.

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The driver and passenger of the sedan were taken in a separate ambulance to the hospital.

Ocala Police Department and Marion County Fire Rescue also responded.

The names of the people involved in the accident were not released.