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.

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.

The Florida Highway Patrol announced that the elderly man was on the highway to try to save a turtle when he was hit by a motorist.