Editor’s Note: We have updated this story.
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — A man is dead after losing control of his vehicle Wednesday afternoon.
According to a news release by the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers responded to a crash on Highway 90 on the bridge just east of Merritts Mill Road around 6:35 p.m.
Officials state that the 1974 Ford Bronco struck a guard rail before overturning several times.
The 75-year-old man from Marianna succumbed to his injuries a short time later at the Jackson County Hospital.
There were no other vehicles involved or other injuries reported in the crash.
The crash is still under investigation.
A previous version of our story is below:
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — A man is dead after losing control of his vehicle Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Jackson County Times, witnesses say a man driving a vintage Ford Bronco apparently lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle hit a guard rail near Highway 71 in front of the Arrowhead Campgrounds.
The Bronco went airborne and landed back on the roadway.
Paramedics airlifted the man to an area hospital, but he was pronounced dead.
The crash is under investigation.
