FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — A fatal crash involving a dumpster in Flagler County occurred on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
According to an incident report, a vehicle traveling northbound on Roberts Road turned onto Orion Drive.,
For unknown reasons, the 78-year-old driver exited the vehicle while it was still in motion.
The driver was partially inside and outside of the vehicle as it approached a dumpster.
The left side of the vehicle sideswiped the dumpster, trapping the driver between the dumpster and the vehicle’s door frame.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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