A 77-year-old Vermont man died on the I-95 in Florida after being struck during an attempted turtle rescue. Three others were uninjured in the chain-reaction crash.

A 77-year-old Vermont man lost his life on Interstate 95 in Indian River County while attempting to rescue a turtle.

An elderly man was crossing a Florida highway in an attempt to save a turtle when he was hit and killed, authorities said. The turtle did not survive.

An 87-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle while he was trying to help a turtle on a Florida highway.