SARASOTA, FL – A semi-truck collided with another vehicle on I-75, causing the other automobile to overturn on its side and cooking oil from the truck to spill on the road Friday. ABC Action News said the impact of this wreck, which occurred north of Fruitville Road, also caused the…
TAMPA, FL – Crews are working to clear the scene of a tractor-trailer collision underneath the I-75 overpass connecting to I-4, WTSP reports. At 1:30 p.m., crews officially blocked one left lane, and traffic cameras showed crews using a hook-like stabilizing tool to retrieve the truck part. Authorities who were…
TAMPA, FL – At least one person sustained a serious injury in a collision between a tanker truck and a pickup truck Tuesday. ABC Action News said this crash occurred at the North 22nd Street and Selmon Expressway connector. While the details behind this wreck are unclear, a photo from…
TAMPA, FL – First responders were dispatched to a crash involving a concrete truck or rock hauler on I-275 South Thursday, WFLA reported. After arriving at the collision site, crews closed the southbound lanes but reopened the area later. During the closures, drivers were asked to MLK Jr. Boulevard as…
LAKELAND, FL -A 36-year-old Tampa man was killed in a head-on collision with a semi-truck early Saturday morning in Polk County, AOL reported. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said the crash occurred around 3:16 a.m. on US 98 North at Earnest Road. According to PCSO Traffic Homicide detectives, the…
TAMPA, FL – A 64-year-old man operating a semi-truck plowed into the Tampa Bypass Canal from I-75, leading to his death Monday, Click Orlando said. This collision occurred after 2:30 a.m. when the driver of the semi lost control of the truck, which caused the truck to hit the concrete…
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL – Sarasota County deputies were called to a collision between a semi-truck and a trash truck on I-75 North at mile marker 194 Friday. FOX 13 News said first responders left one lane open to accommodate the flow of traffic while still leaving several lanes closed to…
PALMETTO, FL – A driver whose semi-truck was parked managed to not sustain any injuries, while a 35-year-old man died following a fiery collision Friday. WFLA said the crash happened before 2:30 a.m. at U.S. 41 and Piney Point Road when the 35-year-old man, driving a car, had struck the…
TAMPA, FL – Hillsborough County firefighters were summoned to a semi-truck fire reported around 8:30 p.m. Thursday outside Walmart SuperCenter on Gunn Highway. First responders told WFLA that a caller noticed smoke coming from the back of the truck (storing empty wood pallets) and wanted crews to come. Fortunately, fire…
TAMPA, FL – A chain reaction collision on I-275 led a Kenworth garbage truck to overturn, leading it to spill sand and diesel fuel, resulting in four people sustaining injuries Wednesday. WFLA said the events of the crash unfolded before 7:45 a.m. when a driver of a Ford F-150 struck…