11 and 15-year-old killed after SUV hits power pole in East Manatee County, FHP says
.JPG "Two children were killed when an SUV hit a concrete pole on State Road 62 in East Manatee County Saturday night, Florida Highway Patrol said.")
Two children were killed when an SUV hit a power pole along State Road 62 in East Manatee County on Saturday night, Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened at 6:32 p.m. near County Road 39, in the Duette area, according to FHP’s news release.
The Hyundai SUV was traveling west on S.R. 62. when say the driver lost control of the SUV on the wet road, and it traveled off of the pavement before colliding with a concrete power pole.
An 11-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy riding in passenger seats were pronounced dead at the scene. Both children were from Mulberry.
The driver, a 43-year-old Winter Haven man, and another adult passenger, a 34-year-old woman from Mulberry, were seriously injured.
They were taken to Blake Medical Center.
The crash remained under investigation on Sunday morning, FHP said.