Traffic

8 injured in fiery crash on State Road 429 in Ocoee

OCOEE, Fla. — Eight people were injured Saturday evening in a fiery crash in the southbound lanes of State Road 429 in Ocoee, Orange County Fire Rescue said.

The crash was reported shortly before 5:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes of State Road 429 near Franklin Street, officials said.

Firefighters said one car was engulfed in flames.

Officials said two people were taken to a hospital under a trauma alert status. They said one person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and five others had minor injuries.

No other details were given.