{"id":182116,"date":"2026-03-07T14:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182116\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T14:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:55:10","slug":"crash-in-st-cloud-area-shuts-down-floridas-turnpike-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182116\/","title":{"rendered":"Crash in St. Cloud area shuts down Florida\u2019s Turnpike lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy traffic with at least one lane shut down on SB Florida&#8217;s Turnpike after a crash. (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A crash involving two vehicles shut down at least one lane of Florida\u2019s Turnpike in Osceola County Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Florida Highway Patrol says a 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and a 2019 Hyundai Elantra were traveling southbound on Florida\u2019s Turnpike in the St. Cloud area, mile marker 240.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Troopers say the Volkswagen tried to change lanes and rear-ended the Elantra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">At one point, all of the southbound lanes were shut down, but right now the left lane is open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Traffic is heavy and stop-and-go in that stretch of the Turnpike. 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