VIDEO: 1 dead after wrong-way fiery 4-car crash on I-275 in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Highway Patrol said a wrong-way driver was the cause of a fatal, fiery crash on northbound I-275 in Tampa Friday night.

A 21-year-old Tampa man was driving a Chevy Silverado, traveling the wrong way on north I-275 just past Busch Boulevard at around 9:15 p.m, authorities said.

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He collided nearly head-on with a Toyota Corolla driven by a 24-year-old Tampa man, who suffered fatal injuries at the scene.

The Chevy then overturned multiple times before catching fire…

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