Ocala, FL : Fish-filled truck crashes on I-75 on April, Friday 7th 2017

Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a fishy situation Friday morning on Interstate 75 north of Ocala.

A 2017 International semi carrying a quarter load of frozen fish was on its side near Mile Marker 358 on I-75. The fish were still in the trailer about an hour after the accident — and they were starting to smell.

An FHP news release said the accident happened at 7:20 a.m. The interstate remained open, but both inside lanes were partially blocked at the crash site, about three-quarters of a mile north of County Road 326.

The driver, Yonly Rosabal, of Miami, had minor scrapes and cuts but appeared to be OK. Rosabal said he had been hauling the load from Houston to Miami for Go Logistics out of Jacksonville.

A passenger, Vladimir Abreu, 30, also of Miami, also suffered minor injuries, the release said.

FHP troopers said the semi was southbound in the inside lane. Another vehicle cut it off. The truck driver tried to avoid a collision and lost control of the big rig.

It ended up in the median, where it overturned on its side.

At about 8:50 a.m., traffic was backed up on I-75 northbound from the State Road 40 exit.

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Fish-filled truck crashes on I-75