FOUR people, including three children, have died after a car crash involving a teenage driver.
A 15-year-old driver hit another car after he sped through a stop sign, according to WOFL.
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The incident occurred in Osceola County, Florida on Sunday evening, before 7 pm.
A teenager hit the side of a 2022 Honda HR-V which caused the car to spin and eventually hit a light pole, according to Florida Highway Patrol officials.
The Honda had five people inside the car at the time of the incident.
Three children aged one, nine, and eleven, and the driver, a 50-year-old woman, died of their injuries.
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A fifth passenger, a 52-year-old man, did not die but was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The teenager drove a 2012 Chevrolet Impala with three passengers, all aged 15.
He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
His passengers were also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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This incident happened in the community of Poinciana, 27 miles from Orlando.
His Chevrolet was driving at a high speed just before the crash.
The teenage driver was from Kissimmee and the four people who died were from Poinciana.
Multiple fire trucks and police vehicles attended the scene of the crash.
Fifteen-year-olds can obtain a learner’s license but have to be accompanied by a licensed driver, over the age of 21, at all times when driving, according to Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
It is not clear whether the teenage driver had a learner’s license or not.
This crash is currently under investigation.
