A deadly crash occurred Friday morning on the Midpoint Bridge heading east into Fort Myers.
The bridge was closed heading into Fort Myers while the Lee County Sheriff’s Department investigated the crash. It reopened just before 3 p.m. Friday.
Florida Highway Patrol says there were five cars involved in the crash. Troopers say a 73-year-old man from Cape Coral was killed as a result.
FHP says a pickup truck traveling east in the inside lane collided with the back of a pickup truck in front of it, resulting in a chain reaction crash. The pickup truck in the back then veered into the path of a sedan in a neighboring lane.
The man who died was driving the truck that was initially hit in the crash.
No one else was seriously injured. Troopers are still investigating the crash.