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1 person ejected after crash near Fellsmere; lanes reopen at I-95 SB

Written by: May 07 2018
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FELLSMERE — One person was ejected after a two-vehicle crash that closed lanes on southbound Interstate 95 for a couple hours, authorities said.

Fellsmere police, Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene about 4:30 p.m. Monday on I-95 at County Road 512, troopers said. The crash closed southbound lanes on I-95 and left one of the vehicles mangled.

All lanes reopened by 6 p.m., police Chief Keith Touchberry said.

One person was flown to a hospital, FHP spokesman Alvaro Feola said. Further details on the crash were not immediately available.

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1 ejected after crash near Fellsmere on I-95

FHP troopers investigate a two-vehicle crash where one person was ejected, authorities said. The crash closed lanes on southbound I-95 at County Road 512. One person was flown to a hospital. That person's condition was not immediately available.#VeroNews

Posted by Nick Samuel on Monday, May 7, 2018

 

FHP troopers continue to investigate the crash.

Photos contributed by Fellsmere Police Department

This story will be updated. 

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