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Orlando, Daytona Beach, and Melbourne - Disney World and the Daytona 500 on the "Fun Coast" of Florida
Over 50 million people per year visit the famous Walt Disney World theme park located in Orlando, making it one of the world's biggest tourist destinations. On the coast northeast of Orlando you'll find Daytona Beach, and just south of that, the city of Melbourne, which are both in a region sometimes referred to as the Fun Coast. The hard-packed sand beaches of the area were popular places to drive motor vehicles, and until the building of the Daytona Speedway in 1959, the location of the famous Daytona 500, races were held on the Daytona Beach Road Course.
Major Roadways:
- Interstate 4, leads from the center of Orlando to Daytona Beach to the northeast, where it intersects with I-95. Leads to Lakeland going southwest from Orlando.
- I-95 follows the east coast of Florida past the west sides of Melbourne and Daytona Beach.
- U.S. Route 192 goes west from Melbourne towards the south side of Orlando.
Other modes of transportation:
- Airports: Orlando has two main airports, the Orlando International Airport and the Orlando Sanford International Airport . There is also the Daytona Beach International Airport and Melbourne International Airport.
- Trains: In Orlando, Amtrack provides passenger transport along the Central Florida Rail Corridor.Melbourne is serviced by the Florida East Coast Railway.
- Buses: All three main cities have Greyhound bus stations. Locally, Orlando is served by Lynx, Daytona Beach by VoTran, and Melbourne by Space Coast Area Transit busses.
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- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne bus accidents
- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne aircraft accidents
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After an accident in Orlando, Daytona Beach, or Melbourne, here is information on the major hospitals:
- Florida Hospital Orlando
- Orlando Regional Medical Center
- Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center - Daytona Beach
- Halifax Health Medical Center - Daytona Beach
- Holmes Regional Medical Center - Melbourne
- Wuesthoff Medical Center - Melbourne
Local Support Groups
- Making the Pieces Fit Grief and Bereavement Counseling
- Atlantis Cremation Grief Support
- Griefnet.org Online Grief Support
- Florida Bicycle Association
When someone is injured in an accident in Orlando, Daytona Beach, or Melbourne, it is important to gather information about what happens next.
Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.
What to do after a serious injury accident in Orlando, Daytona Beach, or Melbourne
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in this region, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how an Orlando area personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
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Most recent accident reports
A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash on a Palm Coast road on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Florida Highway Patrol says a body found in Brevard County is related a fatal crash from over the weekend.
Two teen boys died Friday night when an SUV hit them as they pushed a broken car down a rural road, according to Apopka Police.
The deceased have been identified as Axel Padro and Cameron Gabriel Gonzalez. Both were 18 years old.
A 71-year-old Palm Coast man died in a fiery crash Thursday morning after suffering an apparent medical episode, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 19-year-old University of Central Florida student is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a truck driver hit her early Sunday. Now the accident is bringing attention to what students call a dangerous stretch of Alafaya Trail.
Orange County firefighters were called out for a small plane crash Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters said the plane crashed on Haas Road, near Apopka, just after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating an accident involving a teen that was hit on a busy Apopka Road.
Two people have died in a crash involving a motorcycle in Seminole County on Tuesday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
A 58-year-old Rockledge woman was killed Monday morning in a crash involving a minivan and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A University of Central Florida professor was killed Monday night in a two-vehicle crash in Brevard County, school officials said.
A 61-year-old Palatka man died in a single-vehicle crash in Flagler County on Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Nearly a dozen people have been injured on Wednesday morning in a crash involving a Lynx bus and a garbage truck, according to an Orlando Fire Department dispatcher.