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1 dead, 2 injured in head-on crash in Hastings

The crash happened around 9 p.m. at 8250 CR-13, which resulted in both directions of the road being closed.

One person has died and two others were taken to the hospital following a head-on crash in Hastings Friday night, according to Chuck Mulligan, the spokesperson for the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.

The crash happened around 9 p.m. outside of Mt. Olive Baptist Church at 8250 County Road 13. As of 9:40 p.m., both directions of the road were closed.

The road was reopened around 3 a.m. Saturday after crews cleared the scene.

Mulligan said one vehicle didn't stay in its lane, lost control and collided head-on into the other vehicle. One of the vehicles caught overturned and caught on fire. Firefighters were able to put out the fire.

One of the injured people was flown to a hospital in Jacksonville while the other was flown to Daytona, Mulligan said. Both have significant injuries.

No other information was released.

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