Dump truck crash injures Bell man

A 61-year-old Bell man is in serious condition after his dump truck blew a tire while driving south on SR 247 in Columbia County and crashed into a tree on Tuesday.
A 61-year-old Bell man is in serious condition after his dump truck blew a tire while driving south on SR 247 in Columbia County and crashed into a tree on Tuesday.
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A 61-year-old Bell man is in serious condition after his dump truck blew a tire Tuesday and crashed into a tree on State Road 247 in Columbia County.   

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the man was driving a 1995 Ford LTLS 9000 dump truck south on SR 247 south of SW Allison Terrace at 1:15 p.m. when the left front tire blew out. The truck travelled off the east shoulder where it struck a tree.

Emergency responders transported the driver to Shands Hospital in Gainesville.

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