VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Interstate 4 south of Disney World finally reopened after being closed for hours after a truck burst into flames in a crash with another vehicle, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The westbound lanes reopened shortly after 7:30 p.m. The far left inside lane and exit 58 to ChampionsGate were closed for repair and cleanup, respectively. Traffic had been diverted off exit 62 to World Drive. Eastbound lanes opened just after 4 p.m. โ nearly six hours after the crash.
The truck was carrying fertilizer, which is considered hazardous material, FDOT said. It happened near mile marker 59 near ChampionsGate in Osceola County. Both drivers involved walked away unharmed. Chopper 2 was on scene where a truck was flipped on its side and crews were working to extinguish flames. FHP said lanes were closed for an extended period of time for cleanup.
FHP said a Ford Focus was traveling in the center-outside westbound lane at mile marker 58 with the semi-truck next to it. “It is still being determined which vehicle left its lane of travel,” FHP said. The left side of the Focus struck the right side of the truck. This impact caused the truck driver to lose control and run off the roadway onto the median, where it became fully engulfed in flames The driver of the Focus, a 29-year-old male from New Jersey, and the semi-truck driver, a 59-year-old male from Polk City, were not injured and remained on-scene.
