Troopers were on scene of an early morning fatal crash near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
The crash involved four vehicles, and three people were taken to local hospitals, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, which was still investigating the Friday, Sept. 26, incident.
One driver, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene. Below is more information and what to know.
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One person was killed and several people seriously injured in an early morning, four-vehicle traffic crash near the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and Max Brewer Bridge.
The deadly crash happened Friday, Sept. 26, on Beach Road, just east of Titusville Road and west of Launch Complex 34, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Several Kennedy Space Center police officers were at the site, along with highway patrol troopers. One driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Traffic was also being rerouted for workers.
Where was the 4-car crash near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida?
A four-vehicle crash occurred at 6:24 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, on Beach Road east of Titusville Road in Brevard County, near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and near the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Beach Road continues toward Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex after the Max Brewer Causeway, a popular spot to watch rocket launches, ends. The Sept. 26 fatal crash took place on Beach Road near the Max Brewer Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
On the day before the fatal car crash near Kennedy Space Center, there were two rocket launches on the Space Coast, or a doubleheader. For the next launch near Kennedy Space Center, check FLORIDA TODAY’s rocket launch calendar at floridatoday.com/space.
Photos of the Max Brewer Bridge near Kennedy Space Center and NASA’s VAB
Because of its proximity to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Max Brewer Bridge is one of Brevard County’s closest spots to watch a rocket launch from one of the launch complexes at NASA or nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The photos below show the Max Brewer Bridge.
Gathering before the launch. Spectators in Titusville on the A. Max Brewer Bridge for the NASA SpaceX Crew-10 launch of a Falcon 9 from pad 39A at KSC.
Where is NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida?
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex are located in unincorporated Brevard County, in the Merritt Island area of Florida’s Space Coast. In Florida, rockets are launched from Kennedy Space Center and nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the longtime space-themed Florida attraction with a Rocket Garden (a photogenic, Instagram-friendly spot where retired rockets are erected), IMAX theater, shuttle simulator ride, astronaut meet-and-greets, and other entertainment. It’s also home to the (actual) space shuttle Atlantis, the Saturn V rocket and the Vehicle Assembly Building − affectionately known by residents, NASA workforce and journalists as the VAB.
The space-themed Florida theme park is an hour away from the Orlando theme parks − Walt Disney World Resort (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom), SeaWorld and Universal Orlando Resort (Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios and Wizarding World of Harry Potter).
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Florida crash near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center kills 1