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3 dead, 5 injured in wrong-way crash in St. Johns County

Among the five people injured are two children below the age of six.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Three people are dead and five more are injured after a two-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in St. Johns County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened on State Road 13 at Collier Road when one of the vehicles involved, a pickup truck driven by a 21-year-old man, went into the wrong lane, the FHP said.

The pickup hit an oncoming SUV truck driven by a 63-year-old man.

The driver of the SUV and two of his passengers died in the crash, according to the FHP. 

There were four other passengers in the SUV, including two children. Three of them are in serious condition, while the remaining passenger is in critical condition. The driver of the pickup truck is also listed in critical condition.

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