OCALA, Fla. – Two drivers were hospitalized after a crash early Saturday in Ocala, one of whom firefighters said became entrapped.
The crash occurred around 3:25 a.m. at the 2400 block of NE 14th St., where a tractor-trailer hauling a tank of water overturned and a passenger vehicle sustained severe damage, according to Ocala Fire Rescue.
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Firefighters said extrication tools were used to rescue the driver of the crushed car, and the driver of the tractor-trailer had climbed out before crews arrived.
Both drivers were sent to local hospitals, and firefighters said the water in the tractor trailer’s tank was potable and not considered a threat to the environment.
Ocala firefighters said they were assisted at the scene by the Ocala Police Department and Marion County Fire Rescue.
No other details were shared.