JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two people are dead after a head-on crash Friday night on Normandy Boulevard in Jacksonville.
A sedan driven by a 34-year-old woman with two children in the car was headed west on Normandy Blvd. when it crossed into the eastbound lane to avoid a dead deer near Bicentennial Drive, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The car hit an eastbound pickup truck driven by a 60-year-old man head-on.
A third vehicle made it in between the car and pickup truck, though it was hit by debris. The 23-year-old driver was not hurt.
The drivers of the two vehicles that collided both died in the crash, the FHP said. The two children in the sedan, aged 11 and 10, were seriously injured.
The crash shut down all lanes of Normandy Boulevard as crews worked to clear the area.