US-27 in Clermont was shut down for hours following a fatal crash early Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened just before 2 a.m. on US-27 north of Frank Jarrell Road. Witnesses told FHP that a 2019 Audi Q5 was traveling southbound at high speed in the northbound lanes when it crashed head-on into a 2021 Toyota Camry.

The Audi's driver, a 22-year-old Windermere man, was transported as a trauma alert to Orlando Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. The 28-year-old Orlando man driving the Toyota was pronounced dead at the crash scene.

FHP is continuing to investigate the crash, and the roadway has reopened to traffic.

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