
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Two people are dead after a box truck rear-ended a flatbed semi-truck on I-75 northbound on Alligator Alley.
Troopers say they got the call about the crash a few minutes before 7 a.m. The two men in the box truck died at the scene.
WINK News learned the semi-truck driver is not hurt.
All westbound lanes into Collier County were blocked near mile market 96 for hours Friday morning. Authorities say the road is now back open.
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