PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — All southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Palm Beach Gardens are back open after a crash involving a tractor trailer shut down multiple lanes for hours on Wednesday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the wreck happened at approximately 5:30 a.m., one mile south of the Donald Ross Road exit.
The FHP said a Freightliner semi truck , driven by a 33-year-old man from Columbia, Missouri, rear-ended a Mitsubishi Fuso tractor trailer, driven by a 31-year-old Belle Glade man, causing the Fuso to flip over.
The Freightliner lost control, jackknifed, and slammed into a concrete wall.
The driver of the Fuso was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, while the driver of the Freightliner was not hurt, the FHP said.
At least three southbound lanes were shut down for hours on Wednesday morning, but all lanes eventually reopened at approximately 10:30 a.m.
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