2 dead, 1 injured after Hillsborough County crash: Florida Highway Patrol

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Two people died in a single-vehicle crash in Hillsborough County and another sustained serious injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

According to FHP, at around 6:05 p.m. on Wednesday, a sedan was traveling south on US-41, north of Old US-41A, when the driver failed to negotiate a curve.

NEW TODAY: North Port police find suspect involved in double homicide, officials say

The car left the roadway, veering into the west shoulder, and then struck a tree. It then rotated and collided with a metal utility pole.

FHP reported that the driver, a 39-year-old Tampa man, and one of the passengers, a 45-year-old woman from Tampa, sustained fatal injuries. 

A third passenger, a 46-year-old woman from Tampa, suffered serious injuries in the crash, according to FHP.