LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A multi-vehicle crash has all northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike closed in Lake County on Monday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 5:23 p.m. in the northbound lanes near mile marker 275. According to a preliminary report, the crash involves a truck hauling fertilizer that failed to stop for a semi that was slowing ahead. Troopers said that as a result, the front of the truck struck the back of the semi, which caused a chain reaction crash with four other vehicles. One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to the FHP. Troopers said there is currently a roadblock for both northbound lanes for clean-up and tow trucks are on the scene. Traffic is currently being diverted off at Colonial Drive, according to the FHP. The crash remains under investigation.
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