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By Katherine Langford
News4JAX Local
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A 17-year-old boy was killed Sunday morning after losing control of an SUV and overturning in Flagler County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers said the crash occurred around 9:40 a.m. along Pine Street, just north of Pecan Avenue in Bunnell.According to an FHP report, the teen driver from Bunnell was traveling southbound on Pine Street in an SUV when he lost control and ran onto the east shoulder. Investigators said he overcorrected to the right, causing the vehicle to overturn onto its roof, blocking the roadway.The 17-year-old driver died at the scene.A 16-year-old male passenger from Bunnell suffered minor injuries. Two other passengers in the SUV — a 19-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman, both from Palm Coast — were uninjured, troopers said.According to the report, none of the four people in the SUV was wearing a seatbelt.FHP’s Traffic Homicide Investigation unit is currently investigating the crash.