A head-on collision on State Road 40 early Wednesday morning claimed the lives of two individuals and temporarily closed the roadway in both directions.
The Florida Highway Patrol was notified about a fatal accident near the intersection of State Road 326 and State Road 40/East Silver Springs Boulevard at around 1:57 a.m. on Wednesday. FHP units were dispatched by 2 a.m. and arrived at the scene by 2:25 a.m., according to a list of active calls maintained by the organization.
According to FHP, an unidentified driver was traveling westbound on State Road 40 in a sedan when it failed to negotiate a curve to the right and crossed over the centerline…