A vehicle fire blocked the right lanes of I-4

A vehicle fire blocked the right lanes of I-4 in Polk County early Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Traffic cameras from the Florida Department of Transportation showed the fire blazing on eastbound I-4 near Exit 38 at around 4 a.m.

Two right lanes in the area were closed to allow emergency vehicles to respond.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a car crashed into the back of an SUV causing them before to flip onto the grass shoulder. As a result, the car caught on fire.

The car’s driver, a 21-year-old woman from Windermere, suffered serious injuries. The three occupants of the SUV, all from Lakeland, suffered serious injuries as well.

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