Woman killed in multi-vehicle crash on County Road 1 in Palm Harbor

PALM HARBOR, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on County Road 1 at Manning Road in Pinellas County Saturday morning.

According to the Tampa Bay Times, a 39-year-old woman was driving an SUV south on CR1 at about 9:50 a.m. when she lost control of her vehicle and spun into the northbound lanes.

Her vehicle struck the front end of a northbound SUV driven by a 61-year-old woman from Dunedin. The first SUV was redirected from the impact and was then struck by a northbound passenger bus.

The 39-year-old woman, a Dunedin resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the second SUV and the 40-year-old Palm Harbor man who was driving the bus sustained minor injuries.

The FHP said all the drivers were wearing their seat belts at the time.

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