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Car wedged in I-295 chain-reaction crash at Gate Parkway

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was seriously hurt Friday afternoon in a chain-reaction crash involving three cars on I-295, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Investigators said two cars, a Chevy and an Infiniti, were stopped in the roadway due to northbound traffic on the highway near the Baymeadows Road exit. A Hyundai failed to stop in time and crashed into the rear of the Chevy, which struck the Infiniti.

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The crash was forceful enough to lift the rear of the Chevy off the ground, wedging part of the Hyundai underneath. The passenger in the Hyundai, Darius Wiggins, 22, was seriously hurt, troopers said. The driver had minor injuries.

The driver of the Chevy was said to have minor injuries. The driver of the Infiniti was not injured.