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Jacksonville man dies in I-295 crash

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 36-year-old Jacksonville man is dead after a car he was a passenger in crashed. The wreck occurred at about 4:27 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 295 northbound approaching the Interstate 10 eastbound ramp, a Florida Highway Patrol news release states.

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The driver of the car, a 25-year-old Jacksonville woman, was listed in critical condition, the news release states. She was traveling northbound on I-295 in the right lane when she lost control driving into a curve causing the car to leave the roadway and strike a tree.

The passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was taken to the hospital where he died, the news release states.

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