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2 killed in crash that sent 1 car into power pole, another into tree, fence

Deadly crash on University Boulevard (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people are dead after a crash on Tuesday morning on University Boulevard, near the entrance of the Lakeside Nest apartment complex in Arlington, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The crash was reported just after 1:30 a.m.

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Police said after the impact, one vehicle hit a utility pole, and the other crashed into a tree and then a fence.

The two people in the vehicle that hit the wooden power pole died at the scene, police said. Both people in the vehicle that struck the tree were taken to the hospital. They survived but suffered critical injuries.

Speed and the weather conditions possibly played a role in the crash, according to JSO.

Police are searching for street surveillance video to see how this crash happened.

The northbound and southbound lanes of University Boulevard were blocked off from Mill Road down to the Lakeside Nest apartment complex entrance, JSO said.


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