Tomoka Farms Road in Daytona Beach was shut down Wednesday morning because of a fiery head-on collision that killed a motorist.

  • 1 driver killed, other injured in fiery collision
  • Southbound driver crossed yellow line, police say
  • Gender, identity of deceased driver unknown

Fire crews were called to 800 North Tomoka Farms Road, in front of a Carmax, before 6:30 a.m. after two pick-up trucks collided head on, fire officials said.

According to Daytona Beach Police investigators, the driver of a southbound truck crossed the double-yellow line, swerved into the northbound lane and crashed into the other pickup,

The southbound pick-up truck then caught fire.

The fire was so big that rescue crews heading to the accident scene "could see a large column of smoke coming from the location …," spokesperson Sasha Staton said in a news release.


The gender and identity of the southbound driver who died could not be determined, officials stated. (Daytona Beach Fire Department)

The driver of the northbound pickup was able to get out but incurred injuries to their leg and back and was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center with minor injuries, officials said.

Traffic homicide investigators and the state fire marshal will investigate the accident. The Medical Examiner's Office took custody of the southbound driver's body.