FHP: 1 seriously injured after crashing into bus on I-75
A tow truck next to an overturned Greyhound bus.
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - A Clearwater man suffered serious injuries after troopers say he lost control of his car on I-75 near Wesley Chapel and crashed into a bus early Friday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 21-year-old Clearwater man was traveling southbound on I-75, just south of State Road 56 shortly after midnight when the crash occurred.
Troopers say, for unknown reasons, the man drove onto the inside shoulder of the highway and collided with a guardrail. Post-impact, his vehicle was redirected back into the travel lanes where it struck a Royal Synergy Productions bus with no passengers that was also traveling southbound on I-75, according to FHP.
Overturned Greyhound bus on I-75 near Wesley Chapel.
The Clearwater man’s vehicle spun around and eventually came to a stop in the southbound lanes of I-75.
Troopers say the crash caused the bus to travel into the median, overturn and travel across the northbound lanes of I-75. The bus then collided with the outside concrete barrier wall, which sent debris flying out onto the exit ramp leading from I-75 to State Road 56.
Law enforcement vehicles next to an overturned Greyhound bus.
The driver of the bus sustained minor injuries in the crash, according to FHP.
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All lanes of the interstate reopened around 3:05 a.m.
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story stated a Greyhound bus was involved. Around 4 p.m., FHP issued a correction saying it was a Royal Synergy Productions bus.