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See Video: Troopers investigate truck fire on Florida Turnpike

ORLANDO, Fla. — Troopers are at the scene of a car fire that happened on the Florida Turnpike in Orlando.

The Toyota Tundra was driving southbound just past the State Road 417 exit when it became engulfed in flames.

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The pickup truck caught fire around 7:38 p.m. on Tuesday.

The driver, a 33-year-old Orlando man was able to escape the pickup truck and was not injured in the fire.

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Troopers said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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