2 Killed In Head-On Collision In Zephyrhills

ZEPHYRHILLS, FL — Two people have died following an accident Sunday on Eiland Boulevard in Zephyrhills.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 6:47 a.m., a 21-year-old Zephyrhills man was driving an SUV west on Eiland Boulevard east of Skipper Lane while a 65-year-old woman from Williamstown, New York, was headed east on Eiland.

Troopers said the car entered the oncoming lane and collided head on with the SUV.

The car rotated, struck a mailbox and stopped on the shoulder of the road. The driver was taken to the hospital where she died. The SUV rotated and then overturned.

The woman died at the scene. The 21-year-old was taken to the hospital where he later died.