FHP: Two Jacksonville women killed in head-on crash with city bus on Hart Bridge

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two women are dead after they were involved in a head-on crash on the Hart Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers said the crash happened at 12:19 a.m. Monday in downtown Jacksonville.

A 28-year-old Jacksonville woman was driving eastbound on the Hart Bridge from Gator Bowl Boulevard in the westbound lane, when her SUV struck a Jacksonville Transportation Authority bus head-on.

She and her 26-year-old passenger, a woman also from Jacksonville, were taken to UF Health Jacksonville where they died of their injuries. Both were wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

FHP said the 56-year-old driver on the JTA bus was not hurt.

Lanes were closed following the crash, but have since reopened.

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