SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol said a tractor-trailer overturned and spilled food it was carrying along Florida’s Turnpike on Friday evening.
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Troopers said the crash happened around 6:20 p.m. in Sumter County.
FHP said a tractor-trailer transporting sausage and sauce was traveling southbound on Florida’s Turnpike near the 307 milepost, south of the junction with Interstate 75.
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Troopers said the tractor-trailer suffered a tire failure, causing the driver, a 47-year-old Minnesota man, to lose control.
The tractor-trailer traveled to the shoulder, hit a guardrail, and overturned, FHP said.
Troopers said the overturned car, transporting food items, spilled upon the roadway.
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FHP said the driver managed to escape the incident without injury.
All lanes had been reopened by 3 a.m. Saturday, FHP said.
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