HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A crash involving a jackknifed semi caused major delays on the northbound side of the Howard Frankland Tuesday morning.
The crash involved a semi and a dump truck right after the hump on I-275 NB. As of 11:37 a.m. the crash was cleared and all northbound lanes were reopened. Delays continue but traffic is moving.
Fire Rescue and EMS has arrived on scene shortly after the crash Tuesday morning.
NOW | HFB semi crash has spilled fuel onto the bridge and it's now leaking into the bay. You can see the fuel from Action Air 1. #flwx @abcactionnews pic.twitter.com/gpd5AFYKzW
— Greg Dee (@GregDeeWeather) January 8, 2019
Around 9:36 a.m. on Tuesday traffic was backed up beyond Ulmerton due to the crash.
HOWARD FRANKLAND ALERT | Two hours across the bridge because of crash involving jackknifed semi. AVOID if you can. Use the Courtney Campbell. I expect the Gandy back up quickly. #GMTB #tampatraffic https://t.co/b56JJ8leA7 pic.twitter.com/WAww3fIQFD
— Tampa Bay Traffic (@TampaBayTraffic) January 8, 2019
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