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UPDATE: Crash on Burnt Store Road kills one

Drivers are being asked to turn around
Crash on Burnt Store Road
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UPDATE 6/4 7:30 a.m.:

The Florida Highway Patrol reports one woman had died in this crash, and a man was injured.

The woman was heading south on County Road 765 (Burnt Store Road) while a man in a Semi Tractor / Car Hauler Trailer was going north on Burnt Store Road.

The woman failed to maintain control of her vehicle because of the wet roads, FHP said. She entered the road, rotated, and then went into the path of the semi-tractor.

The woman died on the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

UPDATE 5:55 p.m.:

FHP says one person is dead in the crash. The agency confirms it is between a car and a semi-truck.

ORIGINAL STORY:

A crash between a car and a semi-truck has shut down Burnt Store Road in both directions.

Fox 4 is at the scene and community correspondents say drivers are being asked to turn around. Charlotte County deputies are directing traffic north of the county line, while Lee County deputies are asking drivers from the south to turn around.

Florida Highway Patrol says they are not on scene yet.

It's not clear if there are any injuries.