A 39-year-old Orlando man was killed late on Friday, November 13, when a tractor-trailer struck him as he crossed Orange Blossom Trail in Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The crash happened at approximately 11:53 p.m. near Tallahassee Boulevard, troopers said.

Source: Florida Highway Patrol report via Florida Traffic

According to the FHP account, a 2025 Volvo tractor-trailer was travelling north on Orange Blossom Trail, approaching Tallahassee Boulevard, as the pedestrian attempted to cross the road from east to west. Troopers said the man was crossing outside a marked crosswalk and entered the truck's direct path.

11:53 p.m.Time of the crash, Friday, Nov. 13
39Age of the Orlando pedestrian who died
34Age of the Kissimmee truck driver, who was uninjured
2025 VolvoModel year and make of the tractor-trailer

The pedestrian was transported to Osceola Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The truck's driver, a 34-year-old man from Kissimmee, was uninjured and remained at the scene, troopers said.

FHP had not released the pedestrian's name in its report, and indicated that his next of kin had not been notified. Releasing a name only after family notification is the patrol's standard practice in fatal crashes, and it is why this report identifies the man only by his age and home city.

What troopers have established — and what they have not

Established by FHP: the time, the place, the direction of both the truck and the pedestrian, that the man was outside a marked crosswalk, and that the driver stayed at the scene. Not yet established in any published account: why the man was crossing at that point late at night, the truck's speed, and whether any charge or citation will follow. The crash remains under investigation.

The road: Orange Blossom Trail

Orange Blossom Trail — the OBT — is the local name for U.S. Highway 441, the main north-south commercial corridor running through Kissimmee and Orlando. It is a wide, multi-lane arterial lined with businesses, hotels and side roads, carrying a heavy mix of local cars, tourist traffic and freight trucks at almost every hour, including the late-night hours when this crash happened.

For the Punjabi truckers who run Florida freight, the OBT is a familiar working road rather than an interstate: signalised junctions, business entrances and pedestrians crossing between them are part of the route's everyday pattern. A pedestrian on foot in its travel lanes just before midnight is exactly the hazard that makes those overnight urban-corridor miles demanding, even for a driver doing everything troopers later ask about.

What happens next

The crash remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol, the state agency that investigates fatal crashes on Florida's state and federal highways. Troopers will complete their traffic homicide investigation, and the pedestrian's name is expected to be released once his next of kin have been notified. As of Saturday's reports, FHP had announced no charges or citations in connection with the crash.

WFTV Channel 9 in Orlando also carried the FHP account of the crash among its top stories on Saturday, identifying the same incident — an Orlando man struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Orange Blossom Trail. Awaaz Punjab will update this story if FHP releases the man's name or further findings.