A collision between a sedan and a semitruck on Orange Blossom Trail early Tuesday morning resulted in a fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Three people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.The crash occurred when a 2003 Honda Accord traveling southbound on Orange Blossom Trail attempted to turn left onto Consulate Drive, striking the left side of a 2025 double tractor-trailer traveling eastbound. The impact caused both vehicles to catch fire.Emergency crews responded to the scene, extinguished the fire, and transported two patients to HCA Hunters Creek and one to Orlando Regional Medical Center. The intersection was closed for several hours as crews worked to clear the roadblock.Two southbound lanes reopened while the northbound lanes remained closed.The crash remains under investigation, and authorities anticipate a long-term closure for road cleanup.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
A collision between a sedan and a semitruck on Orange Blossom Trail early Tuesday morning resulted in a fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Three people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash occurred when a 2003 Honda Accord traveling southbound on Orange Blossom Trail attempted to turn left onto Consulate Drive, striking the left side of a 2025 double tractor-trailer traveling eastbound.
The impact caused both vehicles to catch fire.
Emergency crews responded to the scene, extinguished the fire, and transported two patients to HCA Hunters Creek and one to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
The intersection was closed for several hours as crews worked to clear the roadblock.
Two southbound lanes reopened while the northbound lanes remained closed.
The crash remains under investigation, and authorities anticipate a long-term closure for road cleanup.