ORLANDO, Fla. — A crash between an Orlando Fire Department rescue unit and a car killed one person and injured several others early Friday.

Orlando Police Homicide detectives identified the victim as Kameron J. Payne, 26, rom Apopka.

The investigation is still ongoing, but according to authorities, a preliminary investigation indicates the 2008 gray Kia Sorrento 4-door struck the driver's side of the Orlando Fire Department Rescue unit as the Fire Rescue vehicle entered the intersection. The impact caused the Fire Rescue vehicle to veer into the storefront at 2300 Edgewater Drive, authorities said. That address is listed as the location for Macbeth Stuido photography.

The two passengers in the Kia were transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Both patients are expected to survive their injuries, authorities said. The Fire Department personnel received minor injuries. 

Edgewater Drive is now open in both directions, but westbound Smith Street from Edgewater Drive remains closed as the Orlando Utilities Commission works to repair a damaged power pole and wires. 

The serious nature of this crash, which occurred about 2:45 a.m., left one of the vehicles involved almost unrecognizable. 

 

As for the building, code enforcement says there’s no obvious structural damage at this time.