TAMPA, Fla. — A crash involving six vehicles on SB I-75 just south of State Road 60 on Wednesday seriously injured one person.
The crash began after the driver of a white Toyota veered off the roadway to the right and into a painted divider between I-75 and the exit ramp to U.S. Highway 301.
The driver then collided with the crash cushion. After the collision, the car rotated clockwise, and the back of the car reentered the furthest right lane of I-75.
The driver of a semi-truck tried to swerve to avoid the Toyota but couldn’t, resulting in the front of his semi hitting the back of the Toyota.
After the collision between the two vehicles, the Toyota continued to rotate clockwise before coming to a stop.
The semi continued moving southwest onto the inside shoulder, leading the front right side of it to collide with a concrete traffic barrier.
The driver of a black Ford swerved to the right to avoid hitting the back of the semi. As a result, he drove into the painted divider and struck a piece of the guard that was broken off from the first crash with the front of his car.
The car came to a stop on the exit ramp to U.S. Highway 301.
Three more vehicles later became involved when one of them didn't stop in time and collided with the back of the other two cars in the same area. The driver in one of the cars that was run into suffered serious injuries.
Seven people in total were a part of the crash. Officials said six of them had non-life-threatening injuries.
All of SB I-75 was closed for multiple hours, but all lanes of the highway are now back open.
