A 29-year-old pickup truck driver was critically injured early Wednesday morning when he crashed into the back of a cement truck on I-295, just south of Pulaski Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers said the Chevy pickup was headed south in the right lane, behind the cement truck, just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. When the pickup hit the back of the cement truck, both trucks veered right and flipped into the woodline before catching fire.
The pickup truck driver was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. It’s not known if he was wearing his seat belt, according to the report.
The 43-year-old driver of the cement truck, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries, FHP said.