Cement truck overturns, traps driver, closes ramp to Turnpike

Orange County Fire Rescue, FHP respond to crash near SR 50

A cement truck overturns on the Florida Turnpike.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A cement truck overturned Monday afternoon, forcing officials to close the ramp from State Road 50 to the Florida Turnpike.

The crash was reported around 12:30 p.m. in Orange County.

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The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

The ramp is closed while crews clean up the spill.

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No other details have been released.

Earlier Monday, a man was killed and a 16-year-old girl was critically injured in a four-vehicle crash in the same area.

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