HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A four-vehicle collision tied up traffic on eastbound Interstate 4 on Tuesday afternoon, sending multiple lanes into gridlock after drivers failed to avoid slowing traffic ahead.
The crash happened around 2:35 p.m. west of the Interstate 75 interchange, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers reported that four vehicles were traveling east along the interstate when traffic ahead began to back up. Despite evasive maneuvers from the drivers, the vehicles collided in a chain reaction…