MANATEE COUNTY – Florida Highway Patrol reported that two people were treated for injuries after a blowout caused a large crane truck to lose control Thursday afternoon.

The accident began on Interstate 75 near Mile Marker 217 as a 45-year-old man from Holiday Florida was driving a semi tractor-trailer crane truck heading northbound in the inside center lane Thursday afternoon.

Adjacent to the crane truck also heading north, was a 70-year-old man from St Petersburg Florida driving a Sport Utility Vehicle.

At 1:30 PM the crane truck suffered a sudden tire failure in the right-front tire causing the large vehicle to rotate in a clockwise direction and collide with the left front of the SUV.

After colliding with the SUV the crane truck overturned onto its left side before coming to a stop on the eastern grassy shoulder of I-75.

The impact of the truck hitting the SUV caused the SUV to rotate in a clockwise direction and then come to a stop beside the stricken crane truck.

Fortunately, neither driver suffered life-threatening injuries and both drivers were transported to local hospitals for medical treatment. The Florida Highway Patrol has stated that the crash remains under investigation.

Photos are courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol

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