2 injured after semi truck overturns on I-4 in Plant City: FHP

Two people sustained minor injuries Monday afternoon in a crash involving an overturned semi-truck on I-4, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

All westbound lanes of Interstate 4 in Plant City near Alexander Street were closed for over an hour on Monday due to the crash.

Photo courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol

According to FHP, three vehicles were traveling west on I-4, near Alexander Street when one of the vehicles, a sedan, experienced a tire failure.

The sedan traveled to the outside lane and then back to the inside lane before colliding with the right side of another vehicle, a tractor trailer. Both of the vehicles then overturned, with a third vehicle striking the sedan.

Photo courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol

FHP reported that the driver of the sedan and tractor trailer suffered minor injuries.