5 people killed after SUV going the wrong way on I-275 crashes into car in Hillsborough County, Florida

A multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 275 in Hillsborough County claimed five lives early Sunday morning. The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. and closed the northbound lanes of the roadway for over five hours. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report a 2001 Ford Expedition triggered the tragedy by driving south in the northbound lanes. The Expedition struck a 2010 Hyundai head-on just north of the Busch Blvd. exit in the center travel lane. The SUV caught fire and was quickly engulfed in flames. The driver, later identified as Daniel Lee Morris 28, was pronounced dead at the scene. All four passengers in the Hyundai also suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. They have been identified as Dammie Yesudhas 22, Jobin Joy Kuriakose 22, Imtiyaz Ilias 21, and Ankeet Harshad Patel 23. All where member of the University of Southern Florida fraternity Sigma Beta Rho. No other vehicles were involved and no other injuries were reported. The official cause of the crash is not yet known as the investigation continues. The northbound lanes of the roadway opened back up just after 7 a.m.