OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured early Wednesday in a rear-end crash with a semitruck on Interstate 4 in Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened near World Drive around 12:50 a.m.
According to a crash report, a Kia Forte was stopped behind a semitruck in the center westbound lane when a Dodge pickup truck being driven by a 33-year-old Champions Gate man failed to stop and rear-ended the Kia.
The Kia then hit the back of the semitruck, the report states.
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Troopers said the Kia driver, a 28-year-old Davenport woman, was killed and the pickup truck driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
The semitruck driver, a 61-year-old Lakeland man, was uninjured.
The westbound lanes were closed, but later reopened around 6:45 a.m.
An investigation is ongoing.
UPDATE: ALL LANES NOW OPEN
— “Trooper Steve” Montiero (@TrooperSteve_) August 16, 2023
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WB I-4 at World Drive
- Fatal crash has been CLEARED
- PLEASE use caution as traffic is still delayed #Osceola #Traffic pic.twitter.com/0lkTD3wddD
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