9-year-old boy and 35-year-old man both die when hit by vehicle while standing beside their car on I-95 near Jacksonville, Florida
Boy and man killed after stopping on side of I-95 in Jacksonville
The truck had stopped along I-95 because the boy felt sick, family members told Action News Jax.
The child and man were later pronounced dead at a hospital. FHP troopers said a 36-year-old woman inside the parked truck was not injured.
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