Semi-truck carrying Christmas decorations crashes and catches fire on I-75 in Lake City

LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) – A semi-truck accident on Interstate 75 in Columbia County caused delays Friday afternoon.

Online records show Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a crash involving injuries on the interstate at mile marker 428, just north of the U.S. Highway 90 exit, shortly after 1 p.m.

According to the fire department, the truck driver left the road and suffered a traffic accident. Then the truck carrying Christmas decorations caught fire.

The driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries. This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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