TAMPA, Fla. — A search is ongoing for a driver, plus their passenger, said to have caused a fiery crash Wednesday night on Interstate 275 in Tampa.
It happened around 9 p.m. in the southbound lanes near Waters Avenue, according to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report.
Troopers say a sedan driver crashed into the front end of a semi-truck while trying to change lanes. As a result, the semi crossed the highway, hit a guardrail, overturned and caught on fire.
A van carrying six people was unable to stop and crashed into the undercarriage of the semi, troopers said. One person suffered serious injuries, the report states. The semi driver was seriously hurt, as well.
The driver and passenger of the sedan ran off after the crash and have yet to be identified, FHP said.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call FHP at *FHP or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.
Southbound I-275 was closed for several hours but has since reopened to traffic.