Overview
- Florida Highway Patrol reports the crash happened around 5:45 a.m. at U.S. 27 and County Road 316 in northwestern Marion County.
- A southbound motorhome and a westbound SUV collided in the intersection, causing the motorhome to overturn.
- The motorhome carried 15 people from Springfield, Ohio, and a 5-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Thirteen other people from the motorhome were transported to an area hospital in critical condition, the driver had minor injuries, and the 25-year-old SUV driver was also critically injured.
- Troopers closed the roadway during the investigation and later reopened it, and no cause has been released.