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At least one person is dead after a crash at I-75 and Fruitville Road in Sarasota

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 SARASOTA – At least one person is dead after a crash at I-75 and Fruitville Road in Sarasota. 

The crash happened just before 3:30 this afternoon. The southbound on-ramp is closed right now and is expected to remain closed for a while. 

Deputies and Troopers are on scene. The Florida Highway Patrol website is calling this a fatality. 

Sarasota county tells SNN two people were transported to local hospitals. Deputies are asking drivers to avoid the area and seek an alternate route. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.