Camper flips on Polk Parkway as Hurricane Milton bands move through area

By FOX 13 News Staff
Published  October 9, 2024 4:47pm EDT
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LAKELAND, Fla. - A camper flipped on Polk Parkway on Wednesday as Hurricane Milton's bands continued to move through the Tampa Bay area. 

The Florida Highway Patrol said the camper and a pickup truck flipped on Polk Parkway near mile marker 17. The crash blocked the two eastbound lanes on the major road in Polk County. 

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No injuries were reported, troopers said. 

This comes as Hurricane Milton continues to move closer to landfall on Florida's west coast. Polk County has seen impacts throughout the day on Wednesday. 

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