PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Traffic continues to move slowly on Florida's Turnpike in west Boynton Beach Thursday afternoon following a deadly semi-truck crash hours earlier.
The wreck happened around 8:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes at mile marker 84, which is between Boynton Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue.
Exclusive video from WPTV Chopper 5 showed a tractor trailer partially submerged in a canal underneath a bridge on the Turnpike. It appeared that two other cars were also involved in the crash.
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The Florida Highway Patrol said at least one person died.
Several southbound lanes of the Turnpike were closed for hours on Thursday. But FHP said all lanes reopened around 3:45 p.m.
All lanes have reopened at this time https://t.co/dTooHinxFb
— FHP West Palm Beach (@FHPPalmBeach) July 22, 2021