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Photo via Twitter / @CharlotteCountyATMS PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. Two people were injured in a crash involving a dump truck Tuesday morning on South McCall Road, the Charlotte County Traffic Incident Management said. The two-vehicle wreck involved an SUV and a dump truck, according to a Charlotte County Fire and Emergency Medical Services official. It happened around 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of South McCall Road and Davis Boulevard. The driver of the SUV, Bobby Barnhill, 87, of Port Charlotte, was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with critical injuries, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The other driver, Jason Weinmann, 48, of Port Charlotte, sustained minor injuries. Weinmann was traveling west on the inside lane of South McCall Road, approaching the intersection of Davis Boulevard, the FHP said. Weinmann collided into the front side of the SUV, after Barnhill failed to yield. The crash led to a fuel spill and westbound lanes were diverted. Crews worked to contain the fuel spill, according to a Charlotte County Fire and Emergency Medical Services official. Crash scene at SR776 & David Blvd pic.twitter.com/Y473xbbOUc — CharlotteCountyATMS (@CharlotteATMS) August 15, 2017 AreoMed being sent for injured parties. Avoid area. https://t.co/KGsSoRKZf3 — CharlotteCountyATMS (@CharlotteATMS) August 15, 2017 Fuel spill at crash scene and WB traffic being diverted. https://t.co/KXZSSn5ljI — CharlotteCountyATMS (@CharlotteATMS) August 15, 2017 No further information was immediately available.