Cape Coral man dead in crash on SR-29 near Oil Well Rd in Collier County

A Cape Coral man was killed in a crash with a semi tractor-trailer on SR-29 in Collier County Wednesday evening.

According to FHP, the 59-year-old man was driving his car south on SR-29, north of Oil Well Road, around 6 p.m. A semi driven by a 53-year-old man from Lehigh Acres was traveling north on SR-29, north of Oil Well Road. The car failed to maintain a single lane and entered the northbound lane of travel.

The front of the car collided with the front of the semi, spinning the car and ejecting the 59-year-old driver, who was pronounced dead on the scene. The semi came to rest on the southbound lane and was engulfed in flames, its driver making it out with minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

As of 11 p.m. Wednesday, all lanes of SR-29 remained blocked just north of Oil Well Rd. due to the crash.

Drivers are advised to avoid the area.