1 dead after U-Haul crashes into big rig on Florida Turnpike

Southbound lanes reopen near Yeehaw Junction

YEEHAW JUNCTION, Fla. – A fatal crash forced officials to close the Florida Turnpike near Yeehaw Junction.

The crash occurred Friday morning in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at mile marker 193.

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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a U-Haul crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer, and one person died at the scene.  Troopers said another person was trapped inside the U-Haul, but his or her condition was not released.

Southbound lanes later reopened.

No other details have been released.

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