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Man dies after rollover crash on Beach Boulevard

By Leslie Coursey, Action News Jax

Deadly crash on Beach Blvd. Police said the 56-year-old driver died at the hospital.

By Leslie Coursey, Action News Jax

Jacksonville, Fla. — A 56-year-old man died following a crash on Jacksonville’s Southside on Saturday morning.

The crash happened on the eastbound side of Beach Boulevard near Peach Drive around 9 a.m.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the car veered off the road and rolled over into a ditch.

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The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department pulled the man from the car and took him to the hospital, where he later died.

Investigators are working to learn the cause of the crash. The driver was the only person in the car.

This is the 50th traffic fatality in Duval County this year, the 11th involving a single vehicle.

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