Two children were killed in a two-car crash on I-295 south near Pritchard Road Saturday, troopers said.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 2007 Chevy Impala driven by Kenyota Johnson, 28, was southbound when a Chevy Tahoe crashed into the back of it at 1 a.m.
Johnson's children, Symere Woolbright, 5, and Rickale Woodbright, 10, were fatally hurt in the crash.
Johnson had minor injuries and two other children in the Impala, ages 8 and 15, were seriously hurt.
The driver of the Tahoe, 43-year-old Jotham Patrick, was also seriously hurt in the crash, FHP said.
Troopers are working to determine the cause of the crash.
@FHPJacksonville says a Tahoe struck the back of an impala along I-295, pushing both vehicles into the center median. A 5 yr old and 10 yr old were killed in this crash. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/WeXU1Ei3ie
— Elizabeth Pace (@PaceAnJax) October 20, 2018
This is the second fatal crash on I-295 this week. On Oct. 16, a van fled a 7-car crash near Beach Boulevard that killed a young man.
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