Deadly crash causes complete roadblock on CR-769 in Arcadia

Location of the crash. CREDIT: GOOGLE MAPS

A deadly crash near Arcadia completely shut down County Road 769, just off County Road 760. CR-769 did reopen later Wednesday evening.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, it’s unclear how many people died in the crash late Wednesday morning.

Crews arrived at the scene at 12:19 p.m.

This is a developing story, and WINK News will update this article with more information when it becomes available.

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