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4 killed, including toddler, in 2-vehicle crash in Florida Panhandle

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Posted at 10:55 AM, Oct 31, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-31 10:56:07-04

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A car driving in the wrong direction in the Florida Panhandle hit another vehicle, causing it to go up in flames and killing four people, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Among the people who died in the crash late Friday in Bay County was a 2-year-old boy, according to a report from the highway patrol.

The sedan was traveling south in the northbound lane of U.S. 231 when it collided with the second car. The impact ignited a fire that engulfed the second sedan.

The driver of the first car was killed, as was the driver and two passengers in the second car.