Two Fort White women died on Wednesday night in a three-vehicle collision north of High Springs on US 441.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, a 72-year-old Fort White woman was driving an SUV south on US 441 at 8:50 p.m. when she crossed into the oncoming northbound lane while approaching County Road 778.

A 62-year-old Fort White man driving a pickup was stopped in the left turn lane facing north at the intersection with CR 778 and a 19-year-old Lake Butler man driving a pickup northbound on US 441 was approaching the CR 778 intersection.

The Fort White woman in the SUV side-swiped the pickup in the left turn lane before continuing southbound and hitting the northbound pickup head-on.

Emergency responders transported the 72-year-old Fort White woman to HCA Florida Lake City Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her passenger, a 64-year-old Fort White woman, was transported to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville where she was pronounced dead.

The Lake Butler man self-transported himself to HCA North Florida Hospital with minor injuries and the Fort White man driving the pickup was not injured.