Articles Posted in Car Accidents

TAMPA, FL – EMS crews rushed a 62-year-old woman to a local hospital following an I-75 rear-end collision near the Tampa Executive Airport Monday.

Florida Highway Patrol told ABC Action News that just before 11:30 a.m., a 55-year-old man driving a semi-truck had first rear-ended a Nissan Altima. The Nissan driver, the 62-year-old woman, then was pushed forward and struck another vehicle. Three other vehicles — a Suzuki Grand Vitara, a Toyota Camry, and a Honda Accord — rear-ended each other.

After all the vehicles collided, one gray car slammed into a guardrail, and one red car was left completely totaled.

TAMPA, FL – At least one person was seriously injured in a crash that happened at the intersection of Busch Boulevard and 42nd Street Thursday.

Fox 13 News said the collision took place around 6:45 a.m. Tampa police closed both directions of Busch from 40th Street to 42nd Street for three hours to accommodate the scene clearance and investigation.

Officers launched an investigation. At this time, they have not revealed the events, listed the number of people and vehicles involved, or said if anyone was hospitalized.

TAMPA, FL – Two men lost their lives, and four people were sent to the hospital after a multi-vehicle wreck caused by a trash truck driver Monday. 

The events started around 1 p.m., when the truck operator had rear-ended a minivan on North 50th Street, according to ABC Action News. 

After the initial rear-end collision, the truck driver then struck a man in his 20s and then hit three more vehicles. 

TAMPA, FL – A 48-year-old Ruskin man lost his life, and three passengers with him were hospitalized after an I-4 crash reported before 7:30 a.m. Saturday.

Florida Highway Patrol told ABC Action News that the collision happened after the Ruskin man, driving a Kia Sedona, struck an attenuator on the westbound lanes and then hit a Nissan Pathfinder. Once the vehicles collided, one Kia passenger, a 46-year-old woman, was ejected.

Upon arrival, troopers confirmed the Ruskin man’s death, and EMS crews rushed the three Kia passengers to a hospital. They are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.

TAMPA, FL – Two vehicles crashed into a barrier on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, resulting in some temporary lane closures Wednesday.

According to My SunCoast, the collision happened on the northbound lanes, and delays lasted for 25 minutes in the southbound directions and 30 minutes on the north side.

Officials have not disclosed the events leading to the wreck or said if anyone was injured. Our team of news writers will add updates once the latest developments come to light.