TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Police said two people died after multiple vehicles crashed at a Tampa intersection on Monday afternoon.
Around 1 p.m., officers said they responded to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of N 50th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Investigators said a 2015 dump truck was traveling northbound on N 50th Street approaching E Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. The driver, an adult man in his 40s, failed to notice the stopped traffic ahead. In an attempt to avoid the collision, the driver made a sudden lane change and hit the back of a minivan.
Officials said the dump truck then veered into the shoulder, hitting an adult man in his 20s who had gotten out of his company vehicle to place a sign down. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The dump truck continued forward and collided with three more vehicles before coming to a stop.
Police said the driver of the minivan, an adult man in his 60s, was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had two children as passengers with him who were hospitalized. One child sustained serious injuries.
Two other drivers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said the driver of the dump truck was issued a court summons for careless driving resulting in death.
