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SARASOTA, FL – A driver had lost control of their car, leading them to crash into the Lantern Inn & Suites tiki bar, injuring a man and a woman Monday. 

According to My Sun Coast, the events unfolded around 3:30 p.m. when the driver, a 63-year-old adult, was coming from the RaceTrac gas station and lost control of the steering wheel, leading them to slam into a fence and strike the bar and the two people and the concrete wall. The debris from the wall also struck four unoccupied vehicles. 

First responders said the woman, 59, was seriously injured while the man, 69, was left in critical condition. 

SARASOTA, FL – Several people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle collision Sunday, ABC Action News reported. 

This crash happened before 4 p.m. at the Fruitville Road and Vic Edwards Road intersection. Police said one person suffered serious injuries. 

Officials shut down the west and eastbound lanes of Fruitville for their investigation and the scene clearance process. 

SARASOTA, FL – A driver of an unspecified vehicle failed to yield and struck a second automobile, injuring both drivers and two passengers, all of whom were teenagers, Monday. 

MySunCoast said this two-automobile collision occurred after 9 p.m. at the Proctor Road and Lords Avenue intersection. After arriving, first responders closed west and eastbound lanes on Proctor and reopened all lanes along Lords Avenue. 

Authorities said the driver who failed to yield was an 18-year-old teenager who was seriously injured, and the second driver, a 16-year-old teenager, was left in critical condition. 

SARASOTA, FL – An ambulance transported a 48-year-old man to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where he passed away after colliding with a parked car Wednesday. 

Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA that this collision occurred after 9 p.m. in the 5300th block of Antoinette Street. 

Preliminary details from FHP indicate that the driver, for reasons unclear, lost control of his car, went right through a flower bed, came into contact with a ditch, and then crashed into a parked car. 

SARASOTA, FL – A 71-year-old adult died, and several were injured following a multi-vehicle wreck caused by a driver who ran a red light Tuesday. 

Florida Highway Patrol told My SunCoast that the collision happened at U.S. 301 and Northgate Boulevard. After the driver ran a red light, their car overturned after colliding with three vehicles that stopped at the red light and then rear-ended one of the automobiles. 

The passenger inside the overturned vehicle, a 71-year-old adult, died at the scene. FHP does not publicly identify the names of those killed in motor vehicle collisions but was able to confirm that the occupant was from Bradenton. 

SARASOTA, FL – Sarasota Police confirmed one person suffered injuries in a collision that happened before 2:45 p.m. Friday near Lakewood Park. 

This crash took place at the Bay Street and South Tamiami Trail junction. Police have not specified the contributing factors behind this collision or revealed the kind of people and vehicles involved. 

Our newsroom will provide more details should they become available. 

SARASOTA, FL – A school bus driver and a Ford Bronco motorist were taken to a hospital after their vehicles collided at Clark Road and South Beneva Road Wednesday afternoon. 

FOX 13 News said that among the 35 students on board, four students received medical attention. Although it is unclear what the extent of their injuries was, nor did officials provide an update on the conditions of the drivers. 

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office closed all the lanes on Beneva Road. They started an investigation and have not included other information at this time. 

SARASOTA, FL – Sarasota Police were dispatched to a crash at the North Tamiami Trail and Gulfstream Avenue junction along Gulfstream Park Tuesday. 

Police arrived at the scene after 6:20 p.m. They are trying to pinpoint the events that led to this collision and have not specified the kind of people and vehicles involved or said if anyone was injured. 

More details will be posted upon confirmation.