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Overturned semi spills plastic pipe, shuts down I-95 traffic

A semitrailer overturned early Wednesday morning, July 16, on Interstate 95 near Oak Hill, Florida, causing a major traffic shutdown in both directions.

What happened: Around 4:20 a.m., the big rig was heading south when it drifted into the center lane and sideswiped a GMC hauling a trailer with a car. Both vehicles went off the highway, and the semitrailer flipped, spilling loads of plastic pipe across the interstate.

  • Soon after, another car crashed into the scattered pipes.
  • The truck driver was taken to the hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.
  • No one else was hurt in this crash.

Road shutdown: Both southbound and northbound I-95 were closed due to the wreckage and a fuel leak from the truck. Hours later, a fire broke out at the crash site when crews started road repairs, keeping all southbound lanes closed until just after 11:30 a.m., according to ClickOrlando.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The Florida Highway Patrol has not released more details about the driver’s current condition.

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