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Truck rollover blocks Interstate 75 in Port Charlotte

Posted at 7:06 AM, Aug 23, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-23 10:50:58-04

UPDATE (9:20AM) -- Troopers have reopened all northbound lanes of I-75 at the Kings Highway exit.

We're still awaiting details on the truck rollover crash that caused the road closure Thursday morning.

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Drivers headed northbound on Interstate 75 in Charlotte County are being routed off at mile marker 170 in Port Charlotte due to complete roadblock in the area.

That's at the Kings Highway exit.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reports a crash with several injuries involving a semi-truck just north of Kings Highway.  It happened around 6:45 a.m. Thursday.

Drivers will need to proceed to Toledo Blade Boulevard to re-enter northbound I-75 in North Port.

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