Belleview man dies in head-on collision

[File photo by Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette]

A 40-year-old Belleview man died and three people were injured, one critically, as the result of a head-on crash in southeast Marion County early Saturday, Oct. 11, the Florida Highway Patrol has reported.

An FHP press release indicated the two-vehicle crash occurred around 2:40 a.m. on County Road 42 just west of Southeast 160th Avenue Road.

The press release stated that a pickup truck driven by a 29-year-old Altoona woman was traveling east on CR 42 when it “crossed the centerline” and struck a sedan head-on that was traveling west on the same road.

The driver of the sedan was fatally injured and a passenger in the sedan, whose age and gender were not provided, was critically injured, according to the press release.

The pickup driver and a passenger, a 22-year-old Clermont man, were both seriously injured, the press release stated.

All occupants of both vehicles were wearing seat belts, according to the press release.

The FHP Crash Dashboard at flhsmv.gov states that from Jan. 1 to Oct. 1, preliminary information indicates there have been 55 fatalities on Marion County roadways.