Two elderly couples died Monday evening in a two-car crash in southern Palm Beach County.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded around 9 p.m. to a crash involving fire in the 5000 block of South Military Trail, south of Champion Boulevard.
Crews found one vehicle in the bushes with its engine compartment in flames, which they quickly extinguished. Two people escaped that vehicle and were transported to a local trauma center.
The second vehicle, carrying four passengers, had collided with a utility pole. All four occupants were pronounced dead at the scene by fire rescue personnel.
The victims have been identified as James and Arlene Rose, both in their late 80s, and Gerald and Thelma Levy, both in their early 90s. All four lived near Boca Raton.
South Military Trail between Champion Boulevard and Clint Moore Road will be closed for an extended period while the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigates.
