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17-year-old Jacksonville girl dies in 5-vehicle crash near JIA

The crash occurred about 9 a.m. Friday in the northbound lanes of the interstate at Airport Road.
Credit: Riley Shortt/ Florida Times-Union

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 17-year-old girl is dead following a massive Friday-morning wreck involving two semis and three other vehicles on Interstate 95 near Jacksonville International Airport, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred about 9 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the interstate at Airport Road, the Highway Patrol said.

The car with the teen driver from Jacksonville and a 1-year-old girl was going north on the I-95 entrance ramp off Airport Road. As she merged, a tractor-trailer truck was traveling north in the interstate's right lane, the Highway Patrol said.

A sport-utility vehicle with three women from Middleburg was stopped in traffic just ahead, while another truck and car were approaching in the center lane, the crash report said.

The front of the teen's car hit the first truck, then spun and impacted the SUV, the FHP said. It continued spinning and hit the second truck before turning on its side. The other car was hit by debris.

The 17-year-old girl was not wearing a seat belt and was killed, the report said. The child was in a seat restraint and hospitalized after receiving minor injuries. The 31-year-old driver of the first truck also was treated for minor injuries. No names were released under the state's Marsy's Law.

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