HAWTHORNE, FL – A head-on crash involving a tractor-trailer and an SUV near the Alachua/Marion County line shut down a major highway last Friday morning.
According to WCJB, an SUV was northbound on US-20 near Southeast 201st Terrace at about 9:50 a.m. when it slammed head-on into a southbound tractor-trailer.
Both occupants of the SUV were airlifted to a local hospital in serious condition. Their identities are not mentioned in the report.
The driver of the truck was reportedly unhurt.
Significant delays were reported in the are as hazmat crews were called to the scene in order to clean up fuel spilled from the truck. All lanes have since reopened.
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