UPDATE 4:17 p.m.:
According to the Florida Department of Transportation, the two people hit were workers. FDOT says they're trying to determine if they worked directly for FDOT or if they were contractors.
FDOT says the workers are Quality Control Testers and were testing the concrete before the crash.
New video obtained by Fox 4 shows the moment after the car hit the two people.
A spokesperson for FDOT says the two workers are in "stable condition."
It's not clear how the crash happened or if there are any criminal factors involved.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle and thrown into mangroves on San Carlos Boulevard near Fort Myers Beach Thursday afternoon, according to the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department.
The Fire Chief says crews had to cut their way into the mangroves to get to the injured pedestrians at 17980 San Carlos Boulevard.
Both patients were transported to the hospital as trauma alerts.
The car also ended up in the mangroves, but the driver refused treatment or transport from Fort Myers Beach Fire Department, the chief says.
Authorities have not released information about what caused the crash or the current condition of the victims.
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