Southbound lanes shut down north of Melbourne

Traffic cameras show congestion on US-1 in Brevard County on Friday, Oct. 20 , 2023. (FDOT)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 60-year-old Rockledge woman died after a crash Friday morning on U.S. 1 that forced lane closures near Melbourne, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred around 7 a.m. on U.S. 1 at Otter Creek Lane, north of where U.S. 1 meets the Pineda Causeway.

According to a preliminary FHP crash report, the wreck involved an SUV and a dump truck. Details about the crash are under investigation.

The Rockledge woman was driving the SUV, troopers said. She was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, the report states.

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The 69-year-old Winter Garden man who drove the dump truck was not taken to a hospital and remained at the scene, troopers said.

All southbound lanes of U.S. 1 and its inside northbound lane were blocked at the time of this report.

The FHP is still investigating.

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