Pepsi truck fire shuts down I-75 SB near Luckett Road

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Pepsi truck fire shut down the right lane on I-75 southbound at Exit 139, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The lane was reopened before 4:00 p.m.

A viewer sent in a video showing flames near the back of the truck:

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