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2 dead, 1 Critically Injured in Southwest Florida Crash

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ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Highway Patrol says two people are dead and a third is critically injured following a crash in southwest Florida.

According to troopers, a Ford Explorer went off a road in Estero Sunday night and struck two sets of wooden fences before overturning. Two passengers were ejected.

The News-Press of Fort Myers (http://newspr.es/1voV7Um ) reports the driver and a passenger died at the scene. The surviving passenger was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital.

The crash happened near Fort Myers.

Troopers haven't released their names.