Mims construction worker using 'man lift' critically injured in Orange County crash

A crash on Florida's Turnpike in Orange County left a Mims construction worker in critical condition and killed a St. Cloud resident Monday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

Robert Alan Wilson Jr., 41, of Mims was operating a man lift — a piece of construction equipment — in a construction area in the center median of the Turnpike about 9:45 p.m. Monday. 

While traveling southbound on the Turnpike near mile marker 250, Susan Bagaas, 62, of St. Cloud, drove her 2013 ford Edge into the path of the man lift, according to FHP. 

Bagaas' vehicle struck the right side of the man lift, ejecting Wilson into the roadway.

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Meanwhile, the Ford rotated clockwise and struck the end of a concrete barrier on its left side, FHP reported.

Bagaas was pronounced dead by the medical examiner. The passenger in her vehicle, Jennifer Annlorain Fletcher, 62, of St. Cloud, was  taken to Osceola County Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.

Wilson was also transported to the hospital in critical condition. 

The crash remains under investigation.

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