Man dies after his car collides with tractor-trailer on I-295 near Old St. Augustine Road; speed a possible factor: FHP

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man died early Thursday morning in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 295.

According to FHP, the crash happened just before 2 a.m. on I-295 northbound near Old St. Augustine Road.

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FHP said the man driving a car collided with the back of the tractor-trailer.

A witness told FHP that the unidentified man driving the car was speeding before the crash.

The man driving the tractor-trailer was not hurt.


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