Three killed in Monday morning Osceola crash

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Three people were killed in a head-on crash on Kenansville Road Monday morning.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, a 21-year-old female from Royal Palm Beach was driving a SUV southbound on Kenansville Road at about 5:25 a.m.

A 37-year-old man from Okeechobee was driving northbound on the road, when the SUV switched into his lane and hit the truck head-on. It was unknown why the SUV entered the truck's lane.

Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. There were three passengers in the truck also from Okeechobee. One was killed, while the two others were seriously injured. FHP no longer releases the identities of crash victims.

The crash remains under investigation.