TAMPA, Fla. — Traffic is finally starting to slowly flow on Interstate 275 in Tampa after an hours-long closure.
The Florida Highway Patrol says a deadly, fiery crash blocked northbound lanes on I-275 at Kennedy Boulevard (SR-60) close to the Howard Frankland Bridge.
An SUV was traveling northbound on I-275 when it became disabled in the inside lane, FHP reports. A van and another car were also traveling northbound in the inside lane and crashed into the SUV back-to-back.
All three of the cars rotated to a final rest and ended up blocking the northbound lanes.
Troopers say the SUV caught on fire and burned "severely;" it's 31-year-old female driver died at the scene of the crash. The other two drivers didn't suffer any injuries from the incident.
The road had been closed since about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday but has since reopened to traffic.