A deadly chain-reaction crash involving three semi-trucks left one driver dead and another seriously hurt early Wednesday morning on Florida's Turnpike, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers say the crash happened just before 3:30 in the morning south of Osceola Parkway near mile marker 248, when three southbound semi-trucks were traveling in the outside lane.

Investigators say a 2018 semi tractor with a double trailer was traveling behind a 2013 Volvo semi tractor-trailer driven by a 38-year-old man. Ahead of them was a 2025 Freightliner semi tractor with a double trailer driven by a 55-year-old man.

FHP reports the Volvo and Freightliner were slowing for traffic when the driver of the 2018 semi failed to notice the slowdown. The front of the 2018 semi slammed into the back

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