1-year-old killed in early morning crash on I-4: FHP

A 1-year-old girl died and several other people were injured in a rear-end crash on I-4 in Hillsborough County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

It happened around 12:45 a.m. Friday on the eastbound side of I-4 near the Mango Road exit.

According to FHP, a Jeep Cherokee driven by a 21-year-old woman hit the back of a Toyota RAV 4, which had two women and three children inside.

A one-year-old girl died and several other people were injured in a rear-end crash on I-4 in Hillsborough County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. (Photo courtesy of FHP.)

A one-year-old girl died and several other people were injured in a rear-end crash on I-4 in Hillsborough County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. (Photo courtesy of FHP.)

The 1-year-old, who was riding in the RAV 4, died at the hospital.

A 3-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, FHP said.

Both drivers also went to the hospital and are expected to survive, according to troopers. The adult passenger in the RAV 4 was not injured.

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