Death toll rises in Florida train versus SUV crash, victims identified

Six people have died and one remains in critical condition after a train versus SUV collision in Plant City, Florida, Saturday night. Officials have released identities.

"I continue to ask our community to keep this family, their loved ones, and first responders in their thoughts," Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a press release. "This tragic loss is immense, and the members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and I are praying for peace and comfort for all those impacted." This photo shows lights set up at the scene to help investigators comb through what is left from an SUV versus train crash in Plant City, Florida.  (Sheriff Chad Chronister) Investigators at the scene of a deadly SUV versus train crash in Florida, where five people lost their lives. (Sheriff Chad Chronister) This deputy SUV sits at the scene where a train and SUV collided in Plant City, Florida, on Sept. 23, 2023.  (Sheriff Chad Chronister) Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister holds a press conference at the scene of a deadly SUV versus train crash in Plant City, Florida.  (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)

Just before 7 p.m. Jose Guadalupe Hernandez, 52, was driving his white 2020 Cadillac Escalade southbound on Jim Lefler Circle from US Highway 92, approaching a railroad crossing controlled by a stop sign and a railroad crossing sign, the sheriff's office said.