A 78-year-old Clearwater man died after a crash on U.S. 19 north of Westfield Countryside mall on Tuesday evening, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Robert Andrew Tulenko was a passenger in a northbound Kia Soul that turned left in front of a southbound Chevrolet HHR at Boy Scout Road around 5:20 p.m., according to troopers. The Kia's driver, 74-year-old  Helen Ruth Tulenko of Clearwater, was seriously injured.

The Tulenkos were both taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, where Robert later died from his injuries.

The driver of the HHR, 20-year-old Tatiana Emilia Gresko of Tarpon Springs, suffered minor injuries.

All three occupants were wearing seatbelts, and alcohol use was not suspected in the crash, troopers said.