Emergency vehicles block the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike near the Bird Road exit Thursday morning, July 16, 2026. The Florida Highway Patrol says a tanker truck overturned, killing the driver.
Florida Department of Transportation
A tanker truck overturned on Florida’s Turnpike near the Bird Road exit Thursday morning, killing the driving and shutting down lanes to traffic in both directions, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The driver was heading north at 10:36 a.m. when he lost control, causing the truck to overturn and collide into the center median concrete barrier, Lt. Alejandro Camacho, an FHP spokesman, said.
As of 11:15 a.m., troopers closed traffic in both directions, Camacho said.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Miami Herald
David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware.