TAMPA—Authorities in Florida say one person has died and six more were hospitalized in a fiery eight-car crash that shut down part of an interstate.
News outlets report a tractor-trailer appeared to be burning on the side of Interstate 75 near Tampa on Wednesday night as emergency crews responded.
In addition to the fatality, the agency said six people were transported to a hospital and two others were checked out by emergency crews on scene.
No one involved was identified by State Highway Patrol troopers.
The agency is investigating.
Fatal Car Crash Statistics
A preliminary estimate of the first half of 2018 (pdf) showed that an estimated 17,120 people died in car crashes from January through June, which would be a decrease of about 3 percent from the previous year.The statistics indicate the fifth consecutive quarter in which traffic fatalities declined. While declined, officials said more can be done.
The majority of fatal accidents are single-vehicle crashes, the institute noted.