Officials with Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said three people have been sent to the hospital after a car and a semi tractor-trailer crashed early Thursday morning.
MCFR crews responded to a scene at Southwest Oleander Place and Southwest Marine Boulevard just before 8 a.m. Thursday after callers reported an accident.
Officials said a Toyota sedan and a semi-tractor trailer had crashed, and the occupants were still inside.
MCFR crews said they extracted the three victims in four minutes.
The three victims were sent to a local trauma hospital with one as a trauma alert.
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers said they are investigating the cause of the accident.