JACKSONVILLE, Fl. — One person is dead after a crash on Jacksonville’s Southside.
Authorities were called to the scene on I-295 southbound at Baymeadows Road around 3:30 a.m. Friday.
JFRD says a 42-year-old man from the Dominican Republic was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when he struck another vehicle head-on.
The driver that was hit, a 26-year-old man from St. Augustine, was pronounced dead at the scene and the other driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Both vehicles spun out and came to final rest obstructing the left, center, and right lanes of southbound I-295.
As of 7:00 a.m., all southbound lanes were still blocked as multiple agencies respond to the scene.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.