COCOA, Fla. — One person was critically injured early Monday when flames engulfed a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Cocoa, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The vehicle crashed shortly after 6 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the interstate near State Road 528 after it struck a barrier wall, Sgt. Kim Montes said.
BREAKING: I-95 Southbound is closed at the 528. Massive fire after truck hit guardrail. pic.twitter.com/wUeG5yhlUj
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The driver was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Montes said.
One southbound lane of I-95 was reopened shortly after 8:15 a.m. The SR 528 exit ramp to the interstate remains closed.
No other details were given.
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