UPDATE: FPL has the two inner most lanes blocked Northbound as they work to check on the line.
Florida Highway Patrol is warning drivers about a significant slow down due to a construction accident.
This happened in the median near mile marker 219.0, near the 44th Street Bridge in Manatee County.
According to FHP, a construction worker in a crane hit a power line. He is being airlifted to an area hospital as a trauma alert.
Traffic is mostly slowed down due to people stopping to look. Please avoid doing this. No lanes are blocked.
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Source: mysuncoast
