Orlando, FL : One dead, another injured in crash involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 4 in Volusia County on Wednesday, February 1, 2017
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a crash involving two tractor-trailers Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Calvin Bryant, 50, was traveling westbound on Interstate 4 in Volusia County when he pulled off near mile marker 106 about 1 p.m. for mechanical problems, highway patrol Sgt. Kim Montes said.
He had emergency flashers on, troopers said.
As he looked under the hood, another tractor-trailer that was hauling slabs of marble moved across several lanes and slammed into the back of his vehicle, Montes said.
The driver, Leon Harvey, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
The impact from the crash forced Bryant to the ground. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
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One dead, another injured in crash involving two tractor-trailers