A fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers and several passenger vehicles today on Interstate 75 near Gainesville, Fla. killed seven and injured eight.
A truck driver, whose name was not released, is among the dead along with children who been traveling in a mini-van, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.
The collision, which is being investigated as a homicide by the Florida Highway Patrol, created major traffic delays. While all northbound lanes near the accident reopened tonight, southbound lanes between 39th Avenue and U.S. 441 were expected to remain closed until tomorrow morning.
The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes near mile marker 393, according to gainesville.com.
Seven people died when a crash involving four vehicles prompted a diesel fuel spill that sparked a fire on Interstate 75 in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol https://t.co/RdmA5S0izj pic.twitter.com/bJcBmWUQVJ
— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) January 4, 2019
