An overnight collision between two tractor-trailers in Sumter County resulted in the death of one of the drivers.
It happened at about 4:44 a.m. Florida Highway Patrol says a sand-filled dump tractor-trailer traveling westbound on County Road 48 collided with a Rooms To Go tractor-trailer traveling southbound on State Road 471.
Troopers say the dump truck made a wide right turn into the path of the oncoming Rooms-To-Go truck.
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Both vehicles caught fire upon impact.
Trooper say the dump truck driver died at the scene.
The Rooms-To-Go truck driver escaped with minor injuries.
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