A 20-year-old St. Augustine man who suffered critical injuries in the crash was among five people hurt.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — All southbound lanes of I-95 at the State Road 9B exit have reopened after a crash involving five cars Thursday evening.
Around 7 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol said a pickup truck was traveling southbound on the interstate when the driver, a 38-year-old man, “failed to slow or stop,” causing the front of the truck to rear-end the vehicle in front.
The vehicle that was rear-ended was then pushed into the back of the vehicle in front of it, FHP said.
After the pickup truck rear-ended the vehicle in front of it, troopers said the truck hit the back of another vehicle.
A vehicle traveling behind the pickup truck was unable to stop, FHP said, causing it to rear-end the truck.
A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson told First Coast News one adult was transported from the scene with non-life-threatening injuries. Because the crash happened at the Duval-St. Johns County line, their fire department also responded. JFRD said St. Johns County Fire Rescue transported two adults with non-life-threatening injuries, and another with traumatic injuries, who was flown to a hospital.
According to FHP, the driver of the pickup truck suffered minor injuries. The driver of the vehicle that was initially rear-ended, a 20-year-old man from St. Augustine, suffered critical injuries. Two other drivers involved in the crash suffered minor injuries.
The crash caused all southbound traffic in the area to be diverted onto State Road 9B for nearly seven hours.
FHP did not release the identities of those involved in the crash.