Fort Myers man dead after Bass Road crash

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A fatal wreck at Bass Road and Bayberry Bend. Credit: Florida Highway Patrol

A Fort Myers man, 71, was killed early Friday morning in a crash at Bass Road and Bayberry Bend.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was driving his SUV south on Bass Road around midnight when he lost control of the vehicle, traveling off the roadway to the right and colliding with a tree on the west shoulder. The SUV caught on fire.

The man was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

The site of the fatal crash at Bass Road and Bayberry Bend. Credit: Maxar Technologies

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