Source: Florida Highway Patrol HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - An Alabama man was killed, and a Florida man seriously injured in a crash that happened
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – An Alabama man was killed, and a Florida man seriously injured in a crash that happened around 2:43 am on Saturday.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, a car and a gas tanker truck were traveling southbound in the outside lane of US-41, north of Bloomingdale Avenue.
Troops say the car, driven by a 23-year-old Ruskin man, overtook and collided with the rear of the tanker truck full of gasoline, which exploded and traveled to the shoulder of the roadway.
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The tanker struck a utility pole before coming to a stop and the car overturned on the shoulder.
Troopers say the driver of the gas tanker, a 49-year-old Montgomery, Alabama man, died at the scene of the crash.
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