PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) confirmed that the driver of a tractor-tailer has been hospitalized after his vehicle overturned and caught fire Tuesday morning.
According to FHP, the man was traveling westbound on the exit ramp leaving from I-275 NB to SR-690 shortly after 7 a.m. when he failed to make a curve, as the tractor-trailer overturned. FHP said it then erupted in flames after a fuel leak.
The driver suffered serious injuries, according to FHP.
Florida Department of Transportation said due to the accident that damaged pavement, the northbound I-275 Exit 30 ramp to Toll SR 690 and 118th Avenue N is closed for roadway repairs.
FDOT said the ramp is expected to open by sometime early Wednesday morning, weather permitting. The northbound I-275 Exit 30 lanes to both eastbound and westbound SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard) will remain open, according to FDOT.
DETOUR: Drivers can exit onto westbound SR 686 (Roosevelt Boulevard), then turn left and go south on 28th Street N to 118th Avenue N. However, there is no access to Toll SR 690 and Toll 686A is available except from southbound I-275 while the northbound I-275 ramp is closed.
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