Accident articles related to Gainesville
A 20-year-old Gainesville man driving a stolen truck through Sumter County was seriously injured in an early Wednesday morning crash. The man was driving a stolen 2017 Ford F250 recklessly and at high speeds before colliding with a tractor trailer. Both vehicles came to rest in the Pilot parking lot.
A semi-truck crash blocked a major roadway in Alachua County on Friday morning as crews work to clear the scene.
A crash on I-75 in Gainesville involved a patrol car and a truck. No injuries were reported and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
An incident of car versus pole in Ocala resulted in road closures. A silver SUV collided with a concrete pole, causing it to fall on top of the car. The driver was trapped inside the vehicle, but was eventually rescued and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A woman and a child were tragically killed in a car accident in Lake City, Florida. The accident occurred when their sedan lost control and crossed onto the wrong side of I-75. Both the woman and the child were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two men were killed in a car accident on US Highway 90 in Live Oak, Florida. The accident occurred early Monday morning. The victims, John Doe and Jane Doe, were pronounced dead at the scene and at the Suwannee ER.
A man was trauma alerted to the hospital after a crash in Starke, Florida involving a semi and a box truck. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon. No fatalities were reported.
Morning commuters in Ocala, Florida were delayed by multiple accidents involving semi-trucks on Interstate 75. One person was seriously injured in a crash between a semi-truck and a pick-up truck. Another crash involving a semi-truck resulted in a driver being taken to the hospital. A third crash involving a pickup truck hauling a moving trailer caused traffic delays.
A New York City tour bus driver has been ticketed for running a red light and crashing into a public bus, sending 18 people to hospitals. Most of the passengers injured had cuts, bruises, and scrapes. City transit officials blamed the Topview sightseeing bus driver for the crash.
A tanker truck carrying hazardous materials overturned on I-75 near Gainesville, causing the highway to be closed. It is unclear what chemicals were being transported and if there were any injuries. The closure is expected to last all morning.