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FHP: Dover man ejected from vehicle, dies

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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY — A Dover man was killed in a crash on Saturday after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving, authorities said.

The 53-year-old victim was driving a Ford SUV southbound on Paul Buchman Highway in Hillsborough County at about 7 a.m.

As he approached the intersection of Bruton Road, for an unknown reason, he lost control of the SUV, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

The vehicle traveled to the east shoulder, overturned, and came to rest near some railroad tracks. The man, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the SUV, and was pronounced dead at the scene, the report stated.