Two tractor- trailer trucks collide, killing one driver on I-95 in Florida. Freeway closed.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:16am
Accident Date: 
Monday, December 23, 2013

Palm Coast semi crash in palm coast leaves 1 dead.

I-95 northbound near Palm Coast Parkway closed for several hours.

Fla. fuel truck explosion kills 1 driver, injures another on I-95.

The fuel truck driver died after the vehicle slammed into a tractor trailer Tuesday morning. The tractor trailer driver was also injured. Travelers were being diverted as the Florida Highway Patrol projected the I-95 stretch in Palm Coast, in Northeastern Florida, would remain closed for hours.

I-95 in Flagler to reopen by 6 p.m. after driver killed in fiery crash.

A stretch of Interstate 95 in Flagler County will reopen by 6 p.m. after being closed when a driver was killed in a fiery crash that damaged the roadway, officials said.

A stretch of Interstate 95 in Flagler County will reopen by 6 p.m. after being closed when a driver was killed in a fiery crash that damaged the roadway, officials said.

In a tweet earlier on Tuesday, the Flagler County sheriff said, "NB 95 FROM PALM COAST PKWY TO US1 WILL BE CLOSED UP TO 24 HOURS DUE TO CRASH."

Florida Highway Patrol crews were called around 4 a.m. Tuesday to I-95 northbound near Palm Coast Parkway in Palm Coast in reference to a crash.

Troopers said a big rig transporting fuel and a tractor-trailer collided. The truck carrying fuel exploded, killing the driver, according to the FHP.

The other driver's condition was not known.

The FHP said the crash ignited a fire along the roadway and it will have to be repaired before anyone can drive on it, according to the FHP.

Traffic along I-95 northbound was being rerouted to East Moody Boulevard, which is State Road 100. Drivers can get back onto I-95 at Palm Coast Parkway.

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Roadway: 
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