Crime & Safety

Tampa Man Dies In Fiery Crash After Driving Wrong Way On Exit Ramp

A car driven by a 36-year-old Tampa man was headed north the wrong way on the same exit ramp and struck the van head on, catching fire.

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A car driven by a 36-year-old Tampa man was headed north the wrong way on the same exit ramp and struck the van head on, catching fire.
A car driven by a 36-year-old Tampa man was headed north the wrong way on the same exit ramp and struck the van head on, catching fire. (FHP)

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — One person has died in a fiery crash on the State Road 574 ramp to Interstate 75.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 9:53 a.m. Friday, a 49-year-old Riverview man was heading south in a van on I-75 and exited at State Road 574.

A car driven by a 36-year-old Tampa man was headed north the wrong way on the same exit ramp and struck the van head on, catching fire.

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The drivers of both vehicles were taken to the hospital where the 36-year-old man died and the Riverview man is being treated for serious injuries.

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