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Cleanup continues following crash involving concrete mixer on I-75

Posted at 8:23 PM, Jul 21, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-21 23:01:15-04

ESTERO — A crash involving two vehicles and wet concrete tied up traffic on northbound I-75 Tuesday evening.

Estero Fire and Rescue and Florida Highway Patrol were called to the scene near mile marker 123 in Lee County just before 8 p.m.

FHP said there was a collision between a semi truck and a pickup truck that was hauling a concrete mixer. A photo tweeted by Estero Fire showed the semi-truck coated in splattered concrete.

No injuries were reported.

NB I-75 traffic was diverted off of I75 at Bonita Beach Road mile marker 116. One lane of the interstate was opened back up to traffic by 10 p.m. Tuesday.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.