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Driver critically injured in crash with dump truck in Port Charlotte

Posted at 11:19 AM, Aug 15, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-15 11:19:41-04

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- An senior citizen driver was trauma alerted from the scene of a serious accident in Port Charlotte Tuesday morning.

The crash happened shortly after 10 a.m. on South McCall Road at the intersection with David Boulevard.

According to Charlotte County Fire & EMS, multiple units responded to the scene, where an SUV and a dump truck collided.

The SUV's driver was critically injured and flown to Lee Memorial Hospital for treatment.

The truck's driver was driven to a local hospital in stable condition.

Crews on the scene were cleaning up a diesel fuel spill and what appears to be spillage from the truck's cargo.