ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A multi-vehicle crash on State Road 417 in south Orange County caused major traffic delays Tuesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The wreck happened around 7 a.m. on S.R. 417 south at mile marker 5, south of I-4.
According to FHP, a 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan was traveling northbound in the outside lane when its driver changed lanes into the inside lane, colliding with a 2018 RAM 4500. The impact caused both vehicles to lose control. The Volkswagen crossed the median into the southbound lanes and struck a 2009 Mazda 3.
Troopers said the driver of the Volkswagen and the Mazda were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The pick-up driver was not injured and remained at the scene.
As a result of the crash, there’s a roadblock in the southbound outside lane. Drivers can exit at mile marker 4 and use State Road 536 as an alternate route.
The crash remains under investigation.
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