FHP: Turnpike reopens in Osceola County after crash involving 3 semis, SUV & pickup truck
A northbound stretch of Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County was closed Thursday morning after a serious crash involving five vehicles.
The road has since been reopened, but you can read details about the crash below:
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7:30 a.m. update:
FHP said preliminary findings show that the crash involved five vehicles, including:
3 semi-trucks
SUV (2024 Toyota RAV4)
Pickup truck (2022 RAM 3500)
Troopers said five patients have been transported to Osceola Regional Hospital, two of which went by helicopter.
The crash remains under investigation.
Original story:
A serious crash has shut down a northbound stretch of Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County.
The crash involves multiple vehicles near the Canoe Creek service plaza, roughly 15 miles south of Kissimmee Park Road.
Florida Highway Patrol has the crash location listed at mile marker 215 on its website.
It happened shortly after 4:30 a.m.
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A Turnpike traffic camera showed two overturned semi-trucks and another truck nearby.
Cargo is visibly strewn on the roadway.
WFTV has reached out to Florida Highway Patrol for more details about the crash, including possible injuries.
Meantime, Channel 9′s Alexa Lorenzo has been monitoring the crash all morning long.
An alternate route could be US-441 to US-192, which means northbound drivers would exit the Turnpike at Yeehaw Junction.
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