Motorists traveling on Interstate 75 through Marion County are facing heavy delays this afternoon following a pair of traffic accidents and a nearby brush fire that have caused congestion.
According to active incident reports from the Florida Department of Transportation and local emergency services, multiple disruptions have bottlenecked the interstate’s southbound lanes.
A minor vehicle crash was reported at 4:27 p.m. on I-75 Southbound at mile marker 340, which has left the left shoulder blocked and traffic slowed in the immediate area.
Further north, a separate incident involving a brush fire has triggered severe traffic congestion across a four-mile stretch. Local transportation officials updated tracking data at 4:35 p.m. indicating heavy congestion on I-75 Southbound stretching from mile marker 359 down to mile marker 355…