ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A semi-truck hit a pickup truck on Interstate 95 Monday night, killing the driver, according to officials.
St. Johns County Fire Rescue said the crash between the semi and a passenger vehicle happened around 9:20 p.m. on the southbound exit ramp of Interstate 95 at State Road 16.
In addition to the semi truck being on fire, several explosions could be heard coming from the truck, SJCFR said.
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VIEWER VIDEO: Semi-truck on fire near on southbound I-95 near State Road 16. We're told it happened after a crash between the semi and a passenger vehicle. What we know so far: http://bit.ly/2c0TRTZ
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FHP said the driver of the GMC pickup, 75-year-old Fred Gray of Manning, S.C., was taken to Orange Park Medical Center where he died from his injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was taken to Flagler Hospital for treatment of serious burns.
FHP said the 31-year-old driver of the semi-truck was traveling in the right lane and was moving to the center lane as it approached the truck. However, Gray drove off the shoulder and crossed all southbound lanes of traffic and directly in front of the semi-truck, FHP said.
The crash caused the semi-truck to hit the guardrail, where it began to leak fuel and catch on fire, troopers said.
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Fire sent ash all over the place around here. Local pressure washer has been picking it up all a.m. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/5B9BZy1DBC
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
The crash blocked two southbound left lanes for several hours.
Action News Jax reporter Russell Colburn saw crews clean-up the roadway, which opened to traffic just before 6:30 a.m.
UPDATE: Crews making headway cleaning up debris, but mangled guardrail has to be a concern. Semi trailer towed away pic.twitter.com/QweQ2Qqyed
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
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Posted by St. Johns County Fire Rescue on Monday, August 22, 2016
UPDATE: All lanes of I-95 S are back open at SR 16. @ActionNewsJax @ActionTraffic
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
UPDATE: Crews making headway cleaning up debris, but mangled guardrail has to be a concern. Semi trailer towed away pic.twitter.com/QweQ2Qqyed
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
UPDATE: Crews have both pick-up & semi trailer on wreckers. Now cleaning up all the debris left behind from fire. pic.twitter.com/mVKkUEDJgT
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
Deadly I-95 crash scene: Crews working to pry semi from guardrail. Left & center lanes still closed. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/Fb0a0GZ3Bv
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
VIDEO: Truck involved is on a wrecker. Will be towed away soon. It was left mangled by this crash. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/UNZUwN23pu
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
#FHP: Impact sent semi into guardrail where it leaked fuel and caught fire. Driver suffered serious burns. @ActionNewsJax
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
FHP: Gray was in a pick-up truck on the right shoulder of I-95. Pulled out in front of semi for unknown reason. @ActionNewsJax
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
UPDATE: #FHP identifies driver killed in crash as Fred Gray, 75, of Manning, SC. @ActionNewsJax
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) August 23, 2016
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