7 fatalities in 5-vehicle Fla. crash – but cause a mystery
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been able to re-construct the series of events involved in a January 3, 2019 multi-vehicle crash in Florida, although what set the tragedy in motion remains under investigation.
According to the NTSB, at approximately 3:40 p.m., a 2016 Freightliner truck-tractor in combination with a semitrailer was traveling north on Interstate 75 (I-75) in Gainesville, Florida, when it struck a 2016 Acura passenger car that was also traveling north. At this location, I-75 is a divided highway with three lanes traveling in each direction, separated by an earthen median and a median barrier. The posted speed limit is 70 mph.