DADE CITY, Fla. - A Brandon man is dead after a nearly head-on crash on Blanton Road in Pasco County Saturday evening, according to troopers.

What we know:

The Florida Highway Patrol said the 21-year-old Brandon man was driving a Hyundai Elantra eastbound on Blanton Road while two other vehicles, a Chevy Equinox and Kia Sportage, were heading westbound.

According to officials, the Brandon man failed to negotiate a curve in the road east of County Squire Lane. That's when the Hyundai Elantra went into the westbound lane, hitting the Chevy Equinox nearly head-on.

Troopers said debris from the crash struck the Kia Sportage.

The Brandon man and the driver of the Chevy Equinox, a 28-year-old Zephyrhills man, were both taken to area hospitals with serious injuries, but the Brandon man l

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