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VENICE, FL – An 83-year-old man driving an SUV failed to yield the right of way to a trash truck and struck it, which led him to succumb to his injuries Tuesday.
The collision happened around 10 a.m. at the intersection of Tempest Harbor Loop and River Road, FOX4Now reports.The driver of the trash truck was going south on River Road, and the 83-year-old man was east on Tempest Harbor Loop Road when the vehicles collided.
EMS crews declared the elderly man dead at the scene and confirmed the truck driver, 56, was unharmed.
Florida Highway Patrol started an investigation and has not released other information.
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