Fatal crash shuts down I-75 in both directions in Marion County

FHP on the scene of a fatal multi-vehicle crash on I-75. (Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A deadly multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 on Wednesday afternoon shut down all lanes on the busy highway near Ocala.

The crash happened just after 1 p.m. on northbound I-75 near mile marker 337 in Maron County.

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FHP said motorists traveling north need to exit the interstate at the mile marker 321 or mile marker 329 both of which are in Sumter County.

One southbound lane of I-75 was reopened around 2:30 p.m. but it was not clear when the rest of the lanes would reopen.