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2 dead, 1 injured in crash on Roosevelt Blvd. near NAS Jacksonville

Florida Highway Patrol troopers at the scene of a deadly crash on Roosevelt Blvd. (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A deadly two-vehicle crash on Roosevelt Blvd. closed all lanes just north of NAS Jacksonville on Thursday.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 12:50 p.m., a 24-year-old woman was driving a sedan northbound in the left lane of US-17 when another sedan, driven by a 66-year-old woman with a 78-year-old man as her passenger, turned left in front of her vehicle.

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The 24-year-old woman’s sedan crashed into the left side of the other vehicle. She was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The 66-year-old woman and the 78-year-old man died at the hospital.

Around 4:15 p.m., two lanes were opened.

The roadblock began at NAS Jacksonville and ends at Timuquana Road.

Drivers are urged to avoid the area.