A five-vehicle crash along Florida’s Turnpike on Friday evening in Orlando left a trooper and driver in the hospital, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
In a release, investigators said the crash happened around 5:26 p.m. in the northbound lanes near State Road 417.
At the time, a semitruck with a trailer was headed south on the highway, but while changing lanes, it sideswiped another car, the release shows.
Investigators explained that this caused a chain reaction, where a car behind these two vehicles swerved, struck the other car, and went across the highway, overturning and colliding with the top of a parked FHP patrol vehicle.
“When the crashes occurred, our trooper was standing outside of his patrol car,” the release reads. “He darted away, briefly fell, and was later transported to the hospital with minor injuries.”
The overturned car then kept rolling, eventually crashing into the concrete barrier and going down into an embankment, the FHP announced. The driver was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
However, the impact on the patrol car caused it to be pushed into the travel lines, ultimately causing it to collide with a fifth vehicle, the release states.
The remaining drivers were uninjured and remained at the scene, troopers said.
No additional information has been provided at this time. The crash remains under investigation.
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Source: Clickorlando
