MEC&F Expert Engineers : 1 dead, 1 injured after truck crashes into Lake Minnehaha, Florida

Sunday, June 5, 2016

1 dead, 1 injured after truck crashes into Lake Minnehaha, Florida





UPDATED 3:08 PM EDT Jun 05, 2016










CLERMONT, Fla. —One person died and another was injured in a crash Sunday on County Road 561 in Clermont.

 

The crash was reported about 11:15 a.m. near 12th Street.

Clermont police said they found one of the two pickups involved partially submerged in Lake Minnehaha. The driver of the submerged truck was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released the identity of the driver.


The driver of a second pickup was taken to South Lake Hospital with minor injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.