One person is dead after an accident on US 17 at Hoot Owl Road in Putnam County.
The accident closed down US 17 and officials advised that traffic seek a different route as they work to clear the scene.
According to a tweet from the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident was a vehicle and a motorcycle.
The motorcyclist, identified as John Moore, 66, from Middleburg, was declared dead at the scene, according to a release from FHP.
Moore was traveling northbound on US-17 while the driver of a Ford F150, identified as Brian Plante, 50, was traveling southbound. Plante made a left turn in front of Moore, colliding the front of the Ford with the motorcycle. Moore's vehicle overturned and Moore was ejected from the motorcycle. Moore died at the scene.