FHP: Crash involving jackknifed tractor-trailer snarled traffic near downtown Tampa Monday morning
Troopers say tractor-trailer jackknifed after coming upon a previous crash. Image is courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol.
TAMPA, Fla. - I-275 through downtown Tampa is moving once again after a multi-vehicle crash closed the interstate early Monday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an unloaded tractor-trailer was traveling northbound on I-275 near Ashley Drive around 2:40 a.m. with a Hyundai SUV traveling alongside it when they both came upon an existing crash. Troopers say the driver of the tractor-trailer, a 45-year-old man, heavily hit the brakes, which caused the tractor-trailer to jackknife, slide toward the median and collide with the right side of the SUV.
Post-impact, the tractor-trailer collided with the center median and landed on the median wall.
The crash sent a portion of a concrete barrier onto both sides of the interstate. Image is courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol.
Large portions of the concrete wall, diesel fuel and other vehicle fluids were scattered in the north and southbound lanes of I-275 after the crash, according to FHP.
The roadway was closed until about 6:30 a.m.
An early Monday morning crash closed I-275 northbound near downtown. Image is courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol.
Both drivers suffered minor injuries in the crash.