Vehicle catches fire after crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Lake County

Wreck happened near mile marker 283

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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A vehicle caught fire Friday morning after a two-car crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 6:50 a.m. near mile marker 283.

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Both drivers, a 20-year-old Winter Garden man and a 30-year-old Orlando man, were uninjured.

Details of what led to the wreck have not been released.

Troopers said the outside lane is blocked.

An investigation is ongoing.


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