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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Fiery Seminole County crash has deadly results, officials say
A fiery crash involving three vehicles on Saturday morning near Geneva resulted in the death of one and the hospitalization of three others, as reported by the Seminole County Fire Department. According to the release, the accident happened at 9:13 a.m. at the intersection of W State Road 46 and Osceola Road. The crash location on the map below involves the three vehicles: an SUV, a van, and a Dodge pickup truck. The fire department says that one person from the pickup truck and another from the van declined to go to the hospital. Three others from the SUV were taken to the hospital, with one being treated as a trauma alert, as to the statement, a fourth person from the SUV died upon fire department continued to say that the pickup truck caught fire in a ditch due to the crash. The flames affected about 50% of the vehicle. Both directions of the roadway were closed and law enforcement agencies, including the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Sanford Fire Department and Florida Highway Patrol, responded to the is a developing story and we'll update this as we receive more information. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. The fire department says that one person from the pickup truck and another from the van declined to go to the hospital. Three others from the SUV were taken to the hospital, with one being treated as a trauma alert, as stated. According to the statement, a fourth person from the SUV died upon arrival. The fire department continued to say that the pickup truck caught fire in a ditch due to the crash. The flames affected about 50% of the vehicle. Both directions of the roadway were closed and law enforcement agencies, including the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Sanford Fire Department and Florida Highway Patrol, responded to the scene. This is a developing story and we'll update this as we receive more information. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Red Cross to 'Sound the Alarm' in East Sanford on March 28
Lee County Emergency Management and the Sanford Fire Department have partnered with the American Red Cross to install smoke alarms in homes across East Sanford on Friday, March 28. The initiative is part of 'Sound the Alarm, Save a Life,' a nationwide campaign to reduce or prevent fire deaths by installing working smoke alarms, sharing critical fire safety information, and encouraging people to make an escape plan. Starting at 10 a.m., teams of firefighters, emergency management staff and trained Red Cross volunteers will canvass homes in East Sanford. The area identified for the day is First Street through Fifth Street from McIver Street to Weatherspoon Street and includes Talley Avenue and Linden Avenue. Anyone living outside the area identified can contact the Sanford Fire Department at 919-777-1501 to schedule a smoke alarm installation. There is no cost for this service. 'Education, preparation and prevention are important proactive measures with meaningful life-saving impacts, which is why initiatives like the 'Sound the Alarm' are vital to community safety,' Lee County Emergency Services Coordinator Justin Hilliard said. 'We are thrilled to work together with the American Red Cross and the City of Sanford to ensure a safer community and to raise awareness about fire safety.' 'During a fire, every second counts — a working smoke alarm gives families time to escape,' Sanford Fire Chief Matt Arnold said. 'This partnership with the American Red Cross and Lee County to equip homes with working alarms will help to save lives.'
