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Two people were killed Monday in a crash caused by a driver trying to pass other vehicles on U.S. 301 in Thonotosassa, troopers said.
The crash happened about 5:45 a.m. when a 55-year-old Zephyrhills man driving south in a Kia Rio entered the southbound lane near Stacy Road while trying to pass other vehicles and collided nearly head-on with a Dodge Avenger, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Kia driver and the Dodge driver, a 26-year-old Zephyrhills man who was heading south, died at the crash scene.
The Highway Patrol did not release the men’s names.
