OLDSMAR, FL – At least one person was injured in a collision that took place before 12:45 p.m. in the Oldsmar area.
Hillsborough County deputies are currently at the intersection of Race Track Road and Twin Branch Acres Road, working to find out the exact cause of the crash. At this time, they have not released the number of people and vehicles involved, or said if anyone would have to go to the hospital.
New details will be provided as our newsroom uncovers the latest developments.
BRANDON, FL – Hillsborough County deputies are currently in the Orient Park area investigating the details of a crash that injured at least one person.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was summoned to the scene, the intersection of North U.S. Highway 301 and Tampa East Boulevard, at 1:23 p.m.
Deputies have not been able to confirm the contributing factors behind this crash since the investigation is in the preliminary stages. At this time, authorities have not been able to comment on the severity of injuries sustained or confirmed reports of hospitalizations.
DOVER, FL – A 53-year-old man walking along the railroad tracks passed away when he was struck by an Amtrak train Saturday.
This collision took place in the area of Sydney Dover Road and East Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO).
Authorities later identified the man as Andres Pop-Tulip.
PLANT CITY, FL – A chain-reaction collision involving three vehicles on I-4 sent seven people to a hospital Thursday morning, according to FOX 13 News.
The events unfolded around 6 a.m., just before the Thonotosassa Road exit, when the driver of a Hyundai van rear-ended a Chevy Tahoe, forcing the Chevy to crash into the back of a Chevy Silverado.
The driver of the Silverado sustained minor wounds that did not require a trip to the hospital, while the four Hyundai van passengers and three people inside the Chevy Tahoe were hospitalized for serious lacerations.
RIVERVIEW, FL – A driver of a semi-truck was spared from injuries when their truck, carrying eggs, caught on fire and overturned on I-75 Saturday.
According to ABC Action News, the truck caught on fire after the driver had pulled over onto the shoulder, which took place before 1 p.m. on the interstate’s southbound lanes near the Big Bend Road exit.
Within 30 minutes of arriving, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue extinguished the flames.
RUSKIN, FL – A collision between a trash truck and several cargo trains on Old Highway 41 led to a fire, claiming the truck driver’s life Tuesday.
The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue team told ABC Action News that they were summoned to the scene before 12:30 p.m. and managed to cast out the fire half an hour after arriving.
Fire crews confirmed the truck driver passed away at the wreckage site and noted that the truck was hauling sand and the CSX train gravel.
SEFFNER, FL – A one-year-old child was rushed to a hospital where they later died after their driver, operating a Toyota RAV4, was rear-ended by a Jeep Cherokee on I-4 Friday.
WFLA said this collision happened before 1:30 a.m., and the impact had also led both drivers and two other children (from the RAV4)— a 3-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl to sustain injuries, all of whom were also hospitalized.
Florida Highway Patrol revealed that the surviving children, the RAV4 driver, a 30-year-old woman from Dundee, an adult RAV passenger, a 34-year-old woman, and the Jeep driver, a 21-year-old woman from Englewood, are all recovering from non-life-threatening wounds.
WIMAUMA, FL – A cyclist, a 19-year-old man, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died after he was hit by a driver who fled the scene Saturday.
This collision happened before 8:30 p.m. on eastbound S.R. 674 west of 4th Street, according to ABC Action News. Florida Highway Patrol, who was summoned to the scene said the cyclist was from Guatemala.
FHP is taking the lead investigation on this matter, said the driver, who was said to have operated a red Dodge Charger with black rims, left behind some car parts.
BRANDON, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently responding to the scene of a crash with sustained injuries in the Towne Estate area.
Deputies arrived at the collision site, the intersection of Causeway Boulevard and South Gornto Lake Road, at 12:39 p.m. Officials are investigating the circumstances behind this wreck and have not stated the exact cause of this crash, listed the kinds of people and vehicles involved, or mentioned reports of hospitalizations.
New details will be provided as the latest developments surface.
RIVERVIEW, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances behind a Thursday night crash in the Summerview Oaks area that injured at least one person.
HCSO was summoned to the southbound U.S. Highway 301 and Big Bend Road area before 8 p.m. Deputies started an investigation but have not been able to confirm the events behind this wreck. In addition, authorities have not stated the kind of people and vehicles involved or said if anyone required a trip to the hospital.
Additional information will be posted as deputies release more details.
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