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61-year-old man dies in Arcadia rollover crash on Hillsborough Avenue

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61-year-old man dies in Arcadia rollover crash on Hillsborough Avenue

A 61-year-old man is dead after driving his pickup truck into a ditch in Arcadia Thursday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the pickup was traveling south on SE Hillsborough Avenue toward Hibiscus Drive. At around 1:53 p.m., the truck reportedly left the road and struck a mailbox before being able to get back on the road. The vehicle then entered a ditch and overturned, ejecting the driver. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash scene caused a complete road closure on SE Granada Drive at Hillsborough Avenue. The crash remains under investigation by the FHP. DOWNLOAD the free NBC2 News app for the latest updates and alerts on this story and other breaking news.

ARCADIA, Fla. —

A 61-year-old man died in Arcadia on Thursday afternoon after driving his pickup truck into a ditch.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck was traveling south on SE Hillsborough Avenue toward Hibiscus Drive.

At around 1:53 p.m., the truck reportedly left the road and struck a mailbox before getting back on the road. The vehicle then drove into a ditch and overturned, ejecting the driver.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

The incident resulted in a complete road closure on SE Granada Drive at Hillsborough Avenue.

The crash remains under investigation by the FHP.

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