MANATEE COUNTY, FL — A 7-year-old boy was among two people killed in a Friday night crash in Manatee County involving seven cars.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a car driven by a 25-year-old Sarasota man was driving north on U.S. Highway 301 near Tallevast Road around 9:45 p.m. when he struck the back of another car driven by a 38-year-old Ellenton woman.
According to police, the woman’s car spun into the right turn lane where it collided with a third car and overturned. Meanwhile, the car driven by the Sarasota man collided with four other vehicles.
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The woman and a 7-year-old boy riding in her car both died at the scene, police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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