Tampa man dies in collision with cement truck

A Tampa man died Wednesday after a head-on collision with a cement mixer truck on State Road 26 west of Trenton.  

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the 46-year-old Tampa man was driving his Nissan Rogue SUV west on SR 26 near County Road 307 at 4 p.m. when he attempted to pass a vehicle. While passing, the Tampa man drove into the path of a Ready Mix truck being driven by a 26-year-old Gainesville man going east on SR 26.

Both vehicles collided head-on as the SUV came to a rest on the north grass shoulder of SR 26 and the truck traveled onto the north grass shoulder and overturned onto its right side.

Emergency responders pronounced the Tampa man dead on scene. The Gainesville man was not injured.