FHP responds to a deadly crash on the Buckman Bridge on Monday morning. (Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – I-295 southbound on the Buckman Bridge reopened around 12:45 p.m. Monday after being shut down for nearly seven hours following a deadly crash during rush hour.
Traffic had been diverted onto U.S. 17 and Blanding Boulevard since the crash was first reported around 6 a.m.
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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 28-year-old man driving a pickup truck hit the back of a box truck that was disabled in the left emergency lane south of U.S. 17 on the Buckman Bridge.
The driver of the pickup truck died at the scene. He was wearing a seat belt, according to the crash report.
The 43-year-old man from Tampa who was driving the box truck was not hurt.
A Jacksonville native and proud University of North Florida alum, Francine Frazier has been with News4Jax since 2014 after spending nine years at The Florida Times-Union.
