Major crash closes part of I-4 near Florida’s Turnpike in Orlando
SHOWING UP ON THAT RADAR IN A MOMENT. BUT FIRST LET’S GET TO OUR TRAFFIC EXPERT MEAGHAN MACKEY, BECAUSE WE’VE GOT A CRASH HERE AND THIS IS A MESS. MEGAN. YEAH, IT’S ALONG I-4, SO THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT A TON OF PEOPLE THIS MORNING. IT’S EASTBOUND RIGHT AT THE TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE BACKUPS HERE. AND ALSO THE BEST DETOUR FOR THAT MORNING DRIVE. THIS IS LOOKING LIVE AT THAT FDOT CAMERA. YOU CAN SEE HERE HUGE SLOWDOWNS. NOW THIS IS RIGHT BEFORE THE TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE. AS JASON MENTIONED IN THOSE EASTBOUND LANES. SO WESTBOUND IS NOT GOING TO BE IMPACTED. BUT TRAVELING THIS WAY. THIS IS RIGHT AFTER UNIVERSAL BOULEVARD, WHERE THOSE EASTBOUND EXPRESS LANES START. I WOULD RECOMMEND USING THOSE BECAUSE THREE OF THE RIGHT LANES ARE SHUT DOWN HERE THIS MORNING. TRAFFIC IN THOSE LANES IS GETTING BY IN THE LEFT. SO FAR WE HAVE NO DETAILS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS DOES LOOK LIKE A MAJOR CRASH WITH AT LEAST SOME PRETTY SERIOUS INJURIES HERE. SO THIS WAS REPORTED AROUND 3:00 THIS MORNING, NEARLY THREE HOURS LATER, STILL WORKING TO CLEAR, WHICH IS NEVER A GOOD SIGN. LOOKING AT THE MAP HERE, THOSE BACKUPS ARE BUILDING NOW THAT IT IS 601 ON YOUR THURSDAY. AND THERE’S ALSO A DEADLY CRASH I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IN KISSIMMEE. THIS IS ALONG POINCIANA BOULEVARD RIGHT AT WOODMONT BOULEVARD, TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND. THIS ONE WAS REPORTED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT PURPLE HIGHLIGHTING THE CLOSURE. NO OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THAT CRASH, JUST THAT CONFIRMATION. IT IS A DEADLY ONE. SO JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY IS THE DETOUR THERE. I’LL BE KEEPING MY EYE ON THESE MAJOR CRASHES, BUT HEADING OUT THE DOOR ON THIS THURSDAY.
Major crash closes part of I-4 near Florida’s Turnpike in Orlando
Updated: 6:19 AM EST Dec 18, 2025
A major crash has shut down a part of I-4 eastbound at Florida’s Turnpike in Orlando.Three of the eastbound lanes are shut down after Universal Boulevard right before the Turnpike interchange.Drivers traveling eastbound are able to get by the crash in the left lane.Drivers can use the I-4 eastbound express lanes to avoid the delays.WESH 2 is working to learn the extent of injuries.This is a developing story.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
A major crash has shut down a part of I-4 eastbound at Florida’s Turnpike in Orlando.
Three of the eastbound lanes are shut down after Universal Boulevard right before the Turnpike interchange.
Drivers traveling eastbound are able to get by the crash in the left lane.
Drivers can use the I-4 eastbound express lanes to avoid the delays.
WESH 2 is working to learn the extent of injuries.
This is a developing story.