Event Brief
Three killed in SR 60 crash near Lake Wales
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: Three people died after a black 2008 Chevy Malibu pulled into the path of a westbound dump truck on State Road 60 near Acuff Road, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The crash was reported at about 4:22 a.m. Thursday; the truck driver had minor injuries and westbound lanes were closed for four hours.
WHO: Polk County Sheriff’s Office; Malibu driver (31-year-old Auburndale woman); two Malibu passengers (45-year-old man and 40-year-old woman, both from Lake Wales); dump truck driver
WHAT: A fatal collision involving a Malibu and a dump truck at State Road 60 and Acuff Road
WHEN: Sep 25, 2026
WHERE: State Road 60 and Acuff Road near Lake Wales, Florida
WHY: The Malibu driver pulled into the dump truck’s path, and the cause of that decision has not been stated.
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