2 seriously hurt in fiery crash on I-95 near Union Street: JFRD

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2 others walked distant uninjured

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two radical successful a tanker motortruck were earnestly injured successful a fiery clang Monday day that blocked aggregate lanes of northbound Interstate 95 adjacent Union Street for respective hours, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said.

The Florida Highway Patrol website shows the accident, which progressive the tanker motortruck and a car, was reported astir 1:15 p.m.

According to JFRD, a occurrence started aft the tanker crashed. According to FHP, the clang appeared to person been the effect of an improper lane alteration by the car.

JFRD said the semitruck was carrying aggregate, which is pulverized rock-like material. The JFRD crews who got adjacent to the burning semi did not cognize what the tanker was carrying, arsenic they hustled to enactment retired the fire.

“They saw smoke, they knew they needed help, they called for much help. There was a semitruck and rider conveyance that crashed. The semi ended up rolling and caught flames,” said JFRD spokesperson Eric Prosswimmer. “Hazardous materials portion was called. We didn’t cognize what was successful the tanker of the semi, if we were dealing with immoderate hazardous materials, and the substance from the semitruck was an issue, arsenic well, truthful crews got determination 1 went consecutive to putting the occurrence retired different acceptable of crews went to tending to the patients.”

News4JAX has learned that 2 radical successful the tanker were pulled from the cab but were successful superior information astatine past check. JFRD said the 2 were being prepped for transportation to the pain portion astatine UF Health Shands Hospital successful Gainesville.

The 2 radical successful the car were shaken up but walked away. They were taken to a hospital. JFRD said it’s a occurrence that they’re alive.

JFRD said determination were besides a mates of bully Samaritans who helped out.

The Department of Transportation sent a unit retired to bash a structural integrity inspection of the harm to the onshore span wherever the clang happened.

As of astir 5:30 p.m., it appeared each northbound lanes of I-95 were backmost unfastened successful the country aft crews removed the wreckage.