From Florida Highway Patrol and staff reports
An Apopka man avoided injury when a Chevy Suburban crashed into the back of his tractor-trailer on Interstate 4 in Seminole County this morning while sitting in traffic. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash that killed the driver of the Suburban.
According to the FHP incident report, at approximately 6:45 a.m., a tractor-trailer driven by a 38-year-old Apopka man stopped on eastbound Interstate 4 just off the east of CR-46A, for traffic ahead.
At the same time, a Chevy Suburban driven by a 36-year-old Orlando man was traveling eastbound on Interstate 4 and failed to observe stopped traffic ahead.
The left front of the Suburban struck the right rear of the tractor-trailer. The driver of the Suburban was pronounced dead at the scene. The tractor driver did not report any injuries to the FHP.
Eastbound Interstate 4 was closed until 9:54 a.m. for the fatal crash investigation.
The FHP did not release the names of the two drivers involved in the collision.
This is breaking news and may be updated if more details become known.
Keywords
Apopka,
Orlando,
Seminole County,
Interstate 4,
Florida Highway Patrol,
fatal collision
